AMPHIBIAWEB
Hyalinobatrachium orientale
family: Centrolenidae

© 2004 César L. Barrio Amoros (1 of 2)
Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela
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IUCN (Red List) status: Vulnerable (VU).
For Red List information on this species, see the threat category on the Global Amphibian Assessment Web site.

 
Information below is from the Global Amphibian Assessment website, made available here by kind permission of IUCN - The World Conservation Union, Conservation International and NatureServe.
Geographic Range


Range Comments: The nominate subspecies is known only from the eastern sector of the Venezuelan Coastal Range, with records from Serranía del Interior, Macizo de Turimiquire, and Serranía de Paria in the states of Monagas and Sucre, at elevations of 190-1,200m asl. The subspecies H. o. tobagoensis is recorded from north-eastern Tobago in Trinidad and Tobago. Reports from Colombia are incorrect.
Biogeographic Realm(s): Neotropical
Distribution Status:
Native Trinidad and Tobago; Venezuela


Population
It is a common species across its range.
Habitat and Ecology
A nocturnal species that lives on Heliconia vegetation over-hanging cascading streams about 2-6m above the water in tropical rainforest. The eggs are laid on the underside of leaves, and the larvae develop in the water. It has been found only in mature, closed-canopy forest.
Biomes: Terrestrial, Freshwater
Habitats: (See complete standardized list of habitats)
Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)
Major Threats
In Venezuela, although some of its habitat is within protected areas, other areas are being lost due to human settlement and agricultural expansion. There are no known threats to the species in Tobago.

Specific Threat (See complete standardized list of threats) Past Present Future
1 Habitat Loss/Degradation (human induced)
   1.1 Agriculture
     1.1.1 Crops
       1.1.1.2 Small-holder farming
   1.4 Infrastructure development
     1.4.2 Human settlement

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