ɪt wʌz fˈɜːst dɪskˈʌvɚd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ ɔnðə slˈoʊps ˌɪntɚlˈɪŋkɪŋ tˈɑːɹɹitˈɛpjuːi ænd sˈoːɹoːɹˌɑːpæntˈɛpjuːi ænd fˈɔːɹməli dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn.
It was first discovered in 1944 on the slopes interlinking Ptari-tepui and Sororopan-tepui and formally described in 1951.