Stefania tamacuarina Myers & Donnelly, 1997
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Stefania tamacuarina is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is found in the Sierra Tapirapecó in the Amazonas state of Venezuela as well as in the adjacent Amazonas state of Brazil (where the range is known as Serra do Tapirapecó). The specific name tamacuarina refers to the type locality, a spur ridge north of Pico Tamacuari.
Wikipedia contributors, Stefania tamacuarina; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:52:37.917422+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Stefania tamacuarina Myers & Donnelly, 1997
- Name authority
- Myers & Donnelly, 1997
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyHemiphractidae Peters, 1862
- genusStefania Rivero, 1968
- speciesStefania tamacuarina Myers & Donnelly, 1997
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Stefania. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Stefania ackawaio MacCulloch & Lathrop, 2002 | HemiphractidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Stefania ayangannae MacCulloch & Lathrop, 2002 | HemiphractidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Stefania breweri Barrio-Amorós & Fuentes-Ramos, 2003 | HemiphractidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Stefania coxi MacCulloch & Lathrop, 2002 | HemiphractidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Stefania ginesi Rivero, 1968 | HemiphractidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Stefania marahuaquensis (Rivero, 1961) | HemiphractidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Stefania riae Duellman & Hoogmoed, 1984 | HemiphractidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Stefania satelles Señaris, Ayarzagüena & Gorzula, 1997 | HemiphractidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Stefania scalae Rivero, 1970 | HemiphractidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Stefania evansi (Boulenger, 1904) | HemiphractidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Stefania maccullochi Kok, 2023 | HemiphractidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Stefania imawari Kok, 2024 | HemiphractidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=662391 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:6ZHKZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.