Stefania satelles

Stefania satelles
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hemiphractidae
Genus: Stefania
Species:
S. satelles
Binomial name
Stefania satelles
Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1997

Stefania satelles is a frog. It lives in Venezuela.

Home

This frog is awake at night. People see it in rocky places and near water. During the day, young frogs hide in bromeliad plants and bogs. Scientists found this frog in exactly one place, Monumento Natural Los Tepuyes, between 2,500 and 2,571 m (8,202 and 8,435 ft) above sea level.

Scientists says this frog lives in a protected place, Canaima National Park. Venezuela also has laws protecting the tepui highlands.

Young

The female frogs carry their eggs on their backs and 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. Climate change could hurt this frog because it lives in a small place. Because it lives near the tops of the highlands, it cannot climb higher to a cooler habitat if its home gets too hot. It would have to climb down to somewhere hotter first. Fires could also hurt this frog.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Señaris, J.C.; La Marca, E.; Kok (2022) [amended version of 2020 assessment]. "Rana Stefania del Aprada-tepui: Stefania satelles". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T56035A198646332. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T56035A198646332.en. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Stefania satelles Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1997". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Stefania satelles Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1997". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 22, 2026.