We only collected one to photograph in a controlled field setup, to get the glass shots were were after. We released it back to the exact location where it was collected within about 36 hours of capture. Most, if not all, glass frogs are not eligible for export from the country of Panama without zoological permits, which are easy to get from the country you come from, but near impossible to get from the country of Panama. They are ok with researchers holding onto snakes before releasing them back and other herps like amphibians (with the exception of the Panaminian Golden Frog obviously. The sole purpose of the trip was collection of images for our own private image databases. Not field collecting for commercial or even personal use.