Stefania percristata

Stefania percristata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hemiphractidae
Genus: Stefania
Species: S. percristata
Binomial name
Stefania percristata
Señaris, Ayarzaguena & Gorzula, 1997

Stefania percristata (Spanish: rana stefania de Jaua) is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is endemic to Venezuela and only known from its type locality, Cerro Jaua in Bolívar State.[2] It occurs along streams at the top of the tepui. It is a nocturnal species found on branches of vegetation 0.3–1 m (1 ft 0 in–3 ft 3 in) above the ground.

Conservation status

The tepui is within the Jaua-Sarisariñama National Park, and no major threats to this species have been identified.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Señaris, C.; MacCulloch, R. & La Marca, E. (2004). "Stefania percristata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Stefania percristata Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1997". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 July 2015.


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