[2] It is endemic to Cerro el Humo in the Paria Peninsula, Sucre state, northern Venezuela.

[1] The specific name castroviejoi honors Javier Castroviejo Bolívar, a Spanish zoologist.

The finger and toe tips bear small discs.

[4] Vitreorana castroviejoi inhabits cloud forests at elevations of 580–800 m (1,900–2,620 ft) above sea level.

It is found in vegetation next to and overhanging cascading mountain streams.