Hyalinobatrachium orientale
| Eastern glass frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Centrolenidae |
| Subfamily: | Hyalinobatrachinae |
| Genus: | Hyalinobatrachium |
| Species: | H. orientale |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyalinobatrachium orientale (Rivero, 1968) | |
| Synonyms | |
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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 2 3 Señaris, C., La Marca, E. & Hardy, J. (2004). "Hyalinobatrachium orientale". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T55025A11241731. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- 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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