Paratelmatobius gaigeae

Paratelmatobius gaigeae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Paratelmatobius
Species: P. gaigeae
Binomial name
Paratelmatobius gaigeae
(Cochran, 1938)
Synonyms

Leptodactylus gaigeae Cochran, 1938
Paratelmatobius pictiventris A. Lutz in B. Lutz and Carvalho, 1958

Paratelmatobius gaigeae (common name: Gaige's rapids frog) is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. It is endemic to Serra da Bocaina, a part of Serra do Mar, southeastern Brazil.[2] Paratelmatobius gaigeae is named after Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige, an American herpetologist.[3]

Its natural habitats are montane forests. It is a terrestrial frog that probably breeds in temporary ponds or streams. It is threatened by habitat loss; logging might have already caused extirpation of this species from its type locality, Bonito in the Serra da Bocaina.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Nascimento, L.B. & Garcia, P. (2004). "Paratelmatobius gaigeae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Paratelmatobius gaigeae (Cochran, 1938)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2.
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