| Stefania oculosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hemiphractidae |
| Genus: | Stefania |
| Species: | S. oculosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Stefania oculosa Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1997 | |
Stefania oculosa is a frog. It lives in Venezuela. Scientists think it could also live in Brazil.
People saw one of these frogs on a rock next to a fast stream. There were other species of frog nearby: Boana tepuianus, Boana rhythmica, and Stefania pericristata. The frog's home has forests on it, with many smaller plants under the trees. Scientists found this frog in exactly one place, Tepui Jaua, 1,600 m (5,200 ft) above sea level.
Scientists says this frog lives in a protected place, Jaua-Sarisariñama National Park.
The female frogs carry their eggs on their backs. This animal hatches out of its egg as a small froglet, not a tadpole.
Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is in some danger of dying out and scientists from the Venezuelan Fauna Red List say it is in a little danger of dying out. Climate change could hurt this frog by changing the water in the air and the plants. Viruses, bacteria, and fungi could also hurt this frog by making it sick.
Scientists say people should catch this frog so it can have tadpoles somewhere safe. Then people can put the new frogs back in the wild.
