[citation needed] It is distinguished from the other glass frogs by having a protruding humeral spine in males and membranes between fingers 3 and 4 of its hand.

[citation needed] These variable patterns and colorations include populations that are yellow, black and green.

[citation needed] The color of its fingers is faintly paler than the rest of its body and its bones are green due to biliverdin presence.

During mating season, the male establishes his territory in a tree, usually on a leaf, and emits a call to attract females to his site.

[citation needed] The female deposits her eggs on the upper side of a leaf, a mossy rocks or branches, generally 0–3 m above the water.

[citation needed] Although large male size does not seem to be correlated with mating success, larger females tend to lay clutches with more eggs in them.

After hatching they congregate and remain in the leaf litter and sediment for several months and once they are fully developed into adults they become terrestrial animals.

[citation needed] Emerald glass frogs prefer humid terrestrial or aquatic habitats in rainforests and wet forests.

[citation needed] The range of the emerald glass frog is from eastern Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, to the Pacific slopes of Colombia and Ecuador.

[citation needed] In Colombia, it is found in the northern and eastern areas (along Cordillera Oriental and in the Magdalena Valley).

[citation needed] While this may require further investigation, recorded declines in Costa Rica might be due to the chytridiomycosis disease.

[citation needed] Strong site fidelity has been shown by the emerald glass frog, and its preferred system is terrestrial and freshwater.

[citation needed] As for the home range; the emerald glass frog shows strong fidelity within around 2 meters, and it is suggested that migration is a possibility.

[citation needed] In terms of habitat in these altitudes, the emerald glass frog prefers vegetated areas that are dense such as evergreen forests along banks of rapid streams where it breeds by laying its eggs on nearby leaves.

[citation needed] The call is used to attract a female to his territory and consists of short “chee-chee-chee”, with intermittent chirp sequences.

[citation needed] In the past thirty years there has been a major decline (about 40%) in amphibian populations in South America, with the emerald tree frog among them.

After some research in the affected areas, there was speculation that the decline was a result of the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, which causes chytridiomycosis in amphibians.

[citation needed] There may be multiple causes for the decline including habitat destruction, negative agriculture, chemical implementation and disease.

[citation needed] Centrolene prosoblepon is threatened by Chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) which causes chytridiomycosis that disrupts its skin and respiratory system.

[citation needed] The emerald glass frog was able to persist during its decline which indicates high resistance to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.

[citation needed] Generally, threats to the emerald glass frogs are related to its habitat such as deforestation, human intrusion and pollution resulting from illegal crop spraying.

[citation needed] The emerald glass frog generally has a wide distribution and consists of large populations which is why it has not attracted conservation efforts.