Jaua-Sarisariñama National Park Explained

Jaua-Sarisariñama National Park
Alt Name:	Parque Nacional Jaua-Sarisariñama
Iucn Category:	II
Map:	Venezuela
Relief:	yes
Location:	Guayana Highlands, Bolívar State
Governing Body:	INPARQUES

Jaua-Sarisariñama National Park (Spanish: Parque nacional Jaua-Sarisariñama) was located in the Guayana Highlands, within Bolívar State of southeastern Venezuela.^[1] It was established in 1978. It has been subsumed within Caura National Park, which was established in 2017.

The landscape of the park is notable for three sandstone tepuis, Jaua, Sarisariñama and Guanacoco.^[2] The top of Sarisariñama is forested and has sinkholes.

Ecology

The park is an Important Bird Area. Resident bird species include Tepui parrotlet (Nannopsittaca panychlora).

Amphibians of interest include three species of stefania (carrying frogs) which appear to be endemic to the park:

• Stefania oculosa (Spanish: Rana Stefania De Ojos Grandes)^[3]
• Stefania percristata^[4]
• Stefania riae

Notes and References

1. [BirdLife International]
2. The names are from the language of the Ye'kuana people, who call the mountains Jaua-Jidi, Sarisariñama-Jidi and Guanacoco-Jidi.
3. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group . 2020 . Stefania oculosa . 2020 . e.T56030A109537378 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T56030A109537378.en . 18 November 2021.
4. Web site: Stefania percristata Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1997 . Frost, Darrel R. . 2015 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 7 March 2016.