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Stefania woodleyi

Stefania woodleyi (Woodley's frog or Woodley's stefania) is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is endemic to the eastern part of the Pakaraima Mountains in Guyana,[3][4] including Mount Wokomung[5] and Mount Ayanganna.[6]

Stefania woodleyi
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hemiphractidae
Genus: Stefania
Species:
S. woodleyi
Binomial name
Stefania woodleyi
Rivero, 1968[2]

Description edit

Males measure 35–46 mm (1.4–1.8 in) and females 44–60 mm (1.7–2.4 in) in snout–vent length. The skin on the dorsum is shagreened to granular and medium brown in colour with irregular ochre spots or reticulations.[3]

The female carries eggs on her back where the juveniles complete their development.[1]

Habitat and conservation edit

Natural habitat of Stefania woodleyi is primary lowland forest at elevations of 100–900 m (330–2,950 ft) asl. It is an uncommon species usually found near streams on rocks or branches.[1] It can co-occur with Stefania evansi.[3]

No threats to this species have been identified; it occurs in relatively isolated and undisturbed habitats. Its range includes Kaieteur National Park.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Stefania woodleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T56039A120469267. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T56039A120469267.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Rivero, J (1966). "Notes on the genus Cryptobatrachus (Amphibia, Salientia) with the description of a new race and four new species of a new genus of hylid frogs". Caribbean Journal of Science. 6: 137–149. 1966 is the nominal publication year, while the actual publication year was 1968.
  3. ^ a b c MacCulloch, R.D. & A. Lathrop (2006). "Stefania woodleyi". Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles. 829: 1–2.
  4. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Stefania woodleyi Rivero, 1968". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  5. ^ MacCulloch, R.D.; A. Lathrop & S.Z. Khan (2006). "Exceptional diversity of Stefania (Anura: Cryptobatrachidae) II: six species from Mount Wokomung, Guyana". Phyllomedusa. 5: 31–41. doi:10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v5i1p31-41.
  6. ^ MacCulloch, R.D. & A. Lathrop (2002). "Exceptional diversity of the genus Stefania (Anura: Hylidae) on Mount Ayanganna, Guyana; three new species and new distributional records". Herpetologica. 58: 327–346. doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2002)058[0327:edosah]2.0.co;2.


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