Stefania breweri

Stefania breweri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hemiphractidae
Genus: Stefania
Species:
S. breweri
Binomial name
Stefania breweri
Barrio-Amorós and Fuentes-Ramos, 2003

Brewer's carrying frog (Stefania breweri) is a frog. It lives in Venezuela.

Home

Scientists found this frog on Cerro Autana. This place has grassy places on it. They found the frog between 1,250 m (4,100 ft) above sea level. They found the frogs in bromeliad plants.

Scientists have seen this frog in one protected place, Cerro Autana Natural Monument.

Young

The female frogs carry their eggs on their backs. The eggs hatch into small froglets, not swimming tadpoles.

Danger

Scientists from the IUCN and the Venezuelan Fauna Red List say this frog is in some danger of dying out. Too many visitors can hurt the frog. Climate change can hurt the frog. Viruses, bacteria, and fungi can hurt this frog by making it sick.

Scientists say people should catch this frog so it can have young and then put the young back in the wild.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022) [amended version of 2020 assessment]. "Stefania breweri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T61834A198654824. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T61834A198654824.en. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Stefania breweri Barrio-Amorós and Fuentes-Ramos, 2003". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Stefania breweri Barrio-Amorós and Fuentes-Ramos, 2003". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 30, 2026.