''Hyalinobatrachium orientale'' is a species of

glass frog The glass frogs belong to the amphibian family Centrolenidae ( order Anura). While the general background coloration of most glass frogs is primarily lime green, the abdominal skin of some members of this family is transparent and translucent, ...

in the family Centrolenidae. It is found on the island of Tobago and in eastern Venezuela ( Paria Peninsula and

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). Its common name is eastern glass frog (in Spanish ''ranita de cristal oriental''). The Tobagonian population has been described as

subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...

''Hyalinobatrachium orientalis tobagoensis'' (Hardy, 1984). The latter is sometimes referred to as Tobago glass frog. ''H. orientale'' is distributed throughout the Central Eastern ranges of the Cordillera de la Costa (the coastal mountain range) in Venezuela and Tobago Island with an altitudinal range of 190 to 1200 meters. Glass frog embryos are able to hatch in regards to environmental cues with risk factors. Egg clutches of glass frogs are always usually laid on the undersides of '' Heliconia'' leaves. Its natural habitats are tropical rainforests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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orientale Amphibians of Trinidad and Tobago Amphibians of Venezuela Taxa named by Juan A. Rivero Amphibians described in 1968 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Centrolenidae-stub