Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Venezuela View distribution map using BerkeleyMapper.

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IUCN (Red List) status: Vulnerable (VU).
For Red List information on this species, see the IUCN species account.

From the IUCN Red List Species Account:   Range Description This species is known only from the type locality, on top of Cerro Marahuaca, in Amazonas state (03° 40'N; 65° 27'W), at 2,600m asl, in Venezuela. Habitat and Ecology It inhabits high montane tepui habitat. It breeds by direct development, perhaps with internal fertilization. Population The population status of this species is not known. Population Trend Stable Major Threats There are no current major threats, but its restricted range makes it susceptible to threatening processes such as wildfire. Conservation Actions There is a population within Parque Nacional Duida-Marahuaca. There is a need for close population monitoring of this species, particularly since it is restricted to a single location. Citation Enrique La Marca, Celsa Seņaris 2004. Metaphryniscus sosai. In: IUCN 2012   IUCN Terms of Use