Stefania goini (Vegas Falls treefrog; ) is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is endemic to Amazonas, Venezuela, and known from Cerro Duida (its type locality) and the nearby Cerro Huachamacari. Home People have seen this frog on rocks near the Cerro Huachamacari river. Scientists have reported this frog between above sea level.
Scientists know the frog exclusively from one protected area, Duida-Marahuaca National Park.
Reproduction The female frogs carry their eggs on their backs. This frog breeds through direct development, hatching as a froglet rather than a free-swimming tadpole.
Threats Both the IUCN and Venezuelan Fauna Red List classify this species as near threatened. Climate change poses a threat to the frog, even though its direct development makes it less vulnerable to changes in humidity than other frogs are. Viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens also pose some threat.
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