Stefania scalae Rivero, 1970

Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) 13 (1), pp. 1-198 : 59

Stefania scalae Rivero, 1970

Holotype: MCZ 64373 .

Type locality: “ La Escalera, road between El Dorado and Sta. Elena de Uairén , around 1,200 m, Edo. Bolívar, Venezuela.”

Distribution: Region 5. Widespread in uplands of eastern Estado Bolívar.

Remarks: Stefania evansi was considered part of the Venezuelan batrachofauna after S. scalae was synonymized with S. evansi by Duellman and Hoogmoed (1984). MacCulloch and Lathrop (2002) found further evidence to distinguish between S. evansi and S. scalae . Barrio-Amoros and Fuentes (2003) pointed out, after the resurrection of S. scalae by Señaris et al. (1997), that there is no record of S. evansi from Venezuela, although its presence is likely.

Selected References: Rivero (1970); Gorzula et al. (1983); Duellman and Hoogmoed (1984); Señaris et al. (1996, 2014); Duellman (1997); Gorzula and Señaris (1999); MacCulloch and Lathrop (2002); Barrio-Amorós and Fuentes (2003); McDiarmid and Donnelly (2005); Sinsch and Juraske (2006); Barrio-Amorós and Duellman (2009); Barrio-Amorós et al. (2011b).