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Yuruaní-tepui

Yuruaní-tepui, also known by the Pemón name Iwalkarima, Iwalecalima or Iwarkárima, is a tepui of the Eastern Tepuis chain primarily situated in Venezuela, while part of the eastern ridge stretches across the border with Guyana and into the contested Essequibo region. It has an elevation of around , the high plateau being located entirely within Venezuela, and a summit area of . It lies just east of the much smaller Wadakapiapué-tepui. This Tepui is not located in the Canaima National Park unlike most other Tepuis in the area.

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  • Jaffe, K., J. Lattke & R. Perez-Hernández (January–June 1993). Ants on the tepuies of the Guiana Shield: a zoogeographic study. Ecotropicos 6(1): 21–28.
  • Kok, P.J.R., R.D. MacCulloch, D.B. Means, K. Roelants, I. Van Bocxlaer & F. Bossuyt (7 August 2012). Current Biology 22(15): R589–R590. [
  • Rodder, D. & K.-H. Jungfer (2 July 2008). [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/2/zt01814p068.pdf A new Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) from Yuruani-tepui, Venezuela.] Zootaxa 1814: 58–68. []