Hyalinobatrachium orientale

Hyalinobatrachium orientale
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Genus: Hyalinobatrachium
Species: H. orientale
Binomial name
Hyalinobatrachium orientale
(Rivero, 1968)
Synonyms

Centrolenella orientalis Rivero, 1968

Hyalinobatrachium orientale is a species of glass frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is found on the island of Tobago and in eastern Venezuela (Paria Peninsula and Sierra de Lema).[2] Its common name is eastern glass frog (in Spanish ranita de cristal oriental).[1] The Tobagonian population has been described as subspecies Centrolenella orientalis tobagoensis Hardy, 1984, although this has been rejected.[2]

Its natural habitats are tropical rainforests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 SeƱaris, C., La Marca, E. & Hardy, J. (2004). "Hyalinobatrachium orientale". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2004: e.T55025A11241731. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Hyalinobatrachium orientale (Rivero, 1968)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
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