Biology:Paratelmatobius gaigeae

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Short description: Species of frog

Paratelmatobius gaigeae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Leptodactylidae. 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. 1.0 1.1 Luciana Barreto Nascimento, Paulo Garcia (2004). "Paratelmatobius gaigeae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T16190A5511019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T16190A5511019.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16190/5511019. Retrieved 15 November 2021. 
  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. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Leptodactylidae/Paratelmatobiinae/Paratelmatobius/Paratelmatobius-gaigeae. 
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing Ltd.. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZY3BAAAQBAJ&q=eponym+dictionary+of+amphibians+gaige&pg=PT126. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2698823 entry