Stefania ayangannae
| Stefania ayangannae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hemiphractidae |
| Genus: | Stefania |
| Species: | S. ayangannae |
| Binomial name | |
| Stefania ayangannae MacCulloch & Lathrop, 2002[2] | |
Stefania ayangannae (common name: Ayanganna stefania) is a species of frog in the Hemiphractidae[3] family. It is endemic to Guyana where it is known from Mount Ayanganna (the type locality) and Mount Wokomung,[4] both in the Pacaraima Mountains.[5]
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.[6]
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.[6][7]
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.[1]
References
- 1 2 Reynolds, R.; Hoogmoed, M.; MacCulloch, R. & Gaucher, P. (2009). "Stefania ayangannae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ 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: 327–346. JSTOR 3893369. doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2002)058[0327:edosah]2.0.co;2.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Stefania ayangannae MacCulloch and Lathrop, 2002". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- 1 2 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: 143–148. doi:10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v7i2p143-148.