| Stefania ayangannae | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hemiphractidae |
| Genus: | Stefania |
| Species: | S. ayangannae |
| Binomial name | |
| Stefania ayangannae MacCulloch and Lathrop, 2002 | |
Stefania ayangannae (common name: Ayanganna stefania) is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is endemic to Guyana where it is known from Mount Ayanganna (the type locality) and Mount Wokomung, both in the Pacaraima Mountains.
Description
Stefania ayangannae are yellowish-brown or yellowish-red frogs with diagonal paravertebral dark brown marks, often joined to form chevrons in their dorsum. The head has a dark brown patch is present.
Clutch size is 4–9 eggs. Females carry the eggs on their back until they are fully developed and hatch as small froglets; the male and female cooperate to get the eggs on the female's back.
Habitat
Its natural habitat are high-elevation (>1200 m) forests. These frogs can be found at night on leaves or branches 1–5 m above ground.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Stefania ayangannae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T56024A120465019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T56024A120465019.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- MacCulloch, R.D. & A. Lathrop (2002). "Exceptional diversity of Stefania (Anura: Hylidae) on Mount Ayanganna, Guyana: three new species and new distribution records". Herpetologica. 58 (3): 327–346. doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2002)058[0327:edosah]2.0.co;2. JSTOR 3893369.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Stefania ayangannae MacCulloch and Lathrop, 2002". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- MacCulloch, R.D. & A. Lathrop (2006). "Stefania ayangannae". Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles. 825: 1–2.
- MacCulloch, R.D.; A. Lathrop & S.Z. Khan (2006). "Exceptional diversity of Stefania (Anura: Cryptobatrachidae) II: six species from Mount Wokomung, Guyana" (PDF). Phyllomedusa. 5: 31–41. doi:10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v5i1p31-41.
- ^ Cole, C. J.; Townsend, C. R.; Reynolds, R. P.; MacCulloch, R. D. & Lathrop, A. (2013). "Amphibians and reptiles of Guyana, South America: Illustrated keys, annotated species accounts, and a biogeographic synopsis". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 125 (4): 317–578. doi:10.2988/0006-324X-125.4.317.
- Means, DB; WE Duellman & VC Clark (2008). "Ovipositing behavior in the egg-brooding frog Stefania ayangannae (Anura, Hemiphractidae)". Phyllomedusa. 7 (2): 143–148. doi:10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v7i2p143-148.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Stefania ayangannae | |