Stefania ackawaio MacCulloch & Lathrop, 2002

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Stefania ackawaio is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. Formally described in 2002, it is named after the Ackawaio people, who are indigenous to its type locality. It is endemic to Guyana, where it is found only on the tepuís of Mount Ayanganna and Mount Wokomung. It inhabits high elevation tropical forest at both localities, being found at elevations of 1,490–1,550 m (4,890–5,090 ft) at Ayanganna and 1,234–1,411 m (4,049–4,629 ft) at Wokomung, and seems to prefer open-canopy forest habitats. It is classified as being vulnerable by the IUCN due its small range and the threat gold mining and climate change pose to its habitat.

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Identity & source status

Scientific name

Stefania ackawaio MacCulloch & Lathrop, 2002

Name authority

MacCulloch & Lathrop, 2002

Rank

species

Accepted status

accepted

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Amphibia

Order

Anura

Family

Hemiphractidae

Genus

Stefania

Extinction status

Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
2. kingdomAnimalia
3. phylumChordata
4. subphylumVertebrata
5. infraphylumGnathostomata
6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
7. megaclassTetrapoda
8. classAmphibia
9. orderAnura
10. familyHemiphractidae Peters, 1862
11. genusStefania Rivero, 1968
12. speciesStefania ackawaio MacCulloch & Lathrop, 2002

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Stefania. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

Browse 78 records assigned to Hemiphractidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=662378 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:4ZMZQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.