Cerro Jaua

Cerro Jaua is a tepui in Bolivar State, Venezuela. The mountain has a height of 2395 meters,[1] It was included in Jaua-Sarisariñama National Park which has been subsumed within Caura National Park.

Wildlife

Cerro Jaua, like some other tepuis, has endemic frog species. These include Anomaloglossus ayarzaguenai (La Marca 1996),[2] Stefania oculosa (Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1997) and Stefania percristata (Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1997).

References

  1. ^ "Cerro Yacolo - Peakbagger.com".
  2. ^ La Marca, E.; Señaris, C. (2004). "Anomaloglossus ayarzaguenai". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T55050A11245959. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55050A11245959.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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Tepuis
Brazil
Amazonas
Roraima
  • Eastern Tepuis
    • Roraima-tepui
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Guyana
Cuyuni-Mazaruni
Potaro-Siparuni
See also
Amazonas
Bolívar
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1 List sourced from volume 1 of Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana; includes landforms that may not strictly conform to the definition of a tepui or table mountain. 2 Poorly known sites or lower mountains treated as tepuis for historical reasons.

4°45′20″N 64°30′27″W / 4.7555°N 64.5075°W / 4.7555; -64.5075


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