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diagnosis · 
Plazi
Diagnosis. Cochranella amelie is a small centrolenid diagnosed from all other Glassfrogs by having: (1) vomerine teeth absent; (2) snout slightly truncate in dorsal view and rounded in lateral view; nostrils slightly elevated producing a depression in the internarial area; loreal region concave; (3) tympanic annulus evident, oriented dorsolaterally with posterior inclination; very weak supratympanic fold above the tympanum; (4) dorsal skin shagreened; (5) ventral and subanal area granular, with two large, rounded, flat subanal tubercles, other anal ornamentations absent; (6) parietal peritoneum completely clear/transparent (without white pigmentation/guanophores), all visceral peritonea covered by white pigmentation; (7) liver bulbous; (8) humeral spine absent in adult males; (9) webbing on hand, basal between finger I and II, outer fingers II 1 -–3 III 1 1/2– 1 IV ; (10) webbing on feet I 1 -–1 1/2 II 1 -– 2- III 1–2- IV 2 -–0+ V; (11) low non-enameled ulnar fold; low nonenameled inner tarsal fold; (12) nuptial excrescences present, type-I; concealed prepollex; (13) first finger longer than second, (14) eye diameter larger than width of disc on finger III; (15) colour in life, uniform bluish green dorsal surfaces; (16) colour in preservative, uniform lavender dorsal surfaces; (17) iris coloration in life between dark to light grey; in preservative, cream background with dense lavender punctuations especially concentrated around the midline; (18) extensive melanophores on finger IV and toes IV and V; (19) males call from the upper surfaces of leaves; advertisement call unrecorded; (20) fighting behaviour unknown; (21) onelayer egg clutches deposited on the upper surfaces of leaves next to streams; (22) tadpoles unknown; (23) snout-vent length in adult males 18.1-18.3 (n = 2); females unknown. Comparisons. Cochranella amelie differs from all species currently placed in Centrolene by lacking humeral spines in adult males. Further, most species of Centrolene have the parietal peritoneum totally or partially covered by white pigmentation, with the exception of Ce. mariaelenae . Centrolene mariaelenae differs from Cochranella amelie by having a green dorsum with many small dark punctuations and scattered larger dark spots in life that turns cream lavender with dark punctuations and spots in preservative.
distribution · Plazi
Distribution and natural history. The two known specimens were collected on Heliconia leaves (ca. 0.8 m above floor) over a small affluent of the Oglán River, in primary forest. Both specimens were calling on the upper surface of leaves. The paratype (DHMECN 3591) was found next to a single-layer egg clutch deposited on the upper surface of a leaf. Other anurans found along the stream included Hypsiboas boans and Osteocephalus sp.