Stefania neblinae

Stefania neblinae is a species of frogs of the family Hemiphractidae.[1][2] It is known from the slopes of Pico da Neblina, in the Pico da Neblina National Park, on the border of Brazil and Venezuela. It represents the first record of the genus Stefania from Brazil.[1] It is currently known only from Brazil but its range could extend into adjacent Venezuela.[2]

Stefania neblinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hemiphractidae
Genus: Stefania
Species:
S. neblinae
Binomial name
Stefania neblinae
Carvalho, MacCulloch, Bonora & Vogt, 2010

References

  1. Carvalho, V.T.; R.D. MacCulloch; L. Bonora & R.C. Vogt (2010). "New species of Stefania (Anura: Cryptobatrachidae) from northern Amazonas, Brazil". Journal of Herpetology. 44: 229–235. doi:10.1670/07-169.1.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Stefania neblinae Carvalho, MacCulloch, Bonora, and Vogt, 2010". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 November 2014.


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