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". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T56031A11414647. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56031A11414647.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  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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