''Stefania marahuaquensis'' ( es, rana stefania del Marahuaka) is a species of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-f ...

in the family

Hemiphractidae The Hemiphractidae are a family (biology), family of frogs from South America, South and Central America. Previously, this group had been classified as a subfamily (Hemiphractinae) under family Hylidae. More recent research classifies these gen ...

. It is

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Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

and known from

Cerro Duida Cerro Duida, named Yennamadi by the Ye'kuana, ye'kwana, is a very large tepui in Amazonas, Venezuela, Amazonas state, Venezuela. It has an uneven and heavily inclined plateau, rising from highs of around in the north and east to a maximum of on ...

and Cerro Marahuaca, both in Amazonas State. Its occurs on rocks along the forested margins of small streams at elevations of

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. The range is within the Duida–Marahuaca National Park, and no major threats to this species have been identified.

References

marahuaquensis Amphibians of Venezuela Endemic fauna of Venezuela Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Amphibians described in 1961 {{Hemiphractidae-stub