Paratelmatobius gaigeae

Paratelmatobius gaigeae
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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 gaigeaeCochran, 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. This species was first described by Doris Cochran in 1938 and originally named Leptodactylus gaigeae. 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. 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 . 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. 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.