Stefania percristata

{{short description|Species of frog}}

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| status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2020 |title=Stefania percristata |volume=2020 |page=e.T56031A109537467 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T56031A109537467.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

| taxon = Stefania percristata

| authority = Señaris, Ayarzaguena & Gorzula, 1997

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Stefania percristata ({{langx|es|rana stefania de Jaua}}) is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is endemic to Venezuela and only known from its type locality, Cerro Jaua in Bolívar State.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Hemiphractidae/Stefania/Stefania-percristata |title=Stefania percristata Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1997 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2015 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=27 July 2015}}

It occurs along streams at the top of the tepui. It is a nocturnal species found on branches of vegetation {{convert|0.3|-|1|m|abbr=on}} above the ground.

Conservation status

The tepui is within the Jaua-Sarisariñama National Park, and no major threats to this species have been identified.

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