Thoropa lutzi

Thoropa lutzi
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Cycloramphidae
Genus:	Thoropa
Species:	T. lutzi
Binomial name
	Thoropa lutzi; Cochran, 1938

Last updated April 01, 2025

Thoropa lutzi is a species of frog in the family Cycloramphidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, lutzi, is in honor of Brazilian parasitologist Adolfo Lutz.^[2]^{: 129–130}

Geographic range

Thoropa lutzi is found in southeastern Brazil, in the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro, at altitudes of 200–800 m (660–2,620 ft).^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of Thoropa lutzi are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, rivers, and rocky areas.^[1]

Behavior

Adults and larvae of Thoropa lutzi live on wet rock walls.^[1]

Reproduction

The adult female Thoropa lutzi deposits her egg clutch in a rock fissure.^[1]

Conservation status

Thoropa lutzi is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Carvalho-e-Silva, S.P.; Carnaval, A.C. (2004). "Thoropa lutzi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T21816A9321926. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T21816A9321926.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1. xiii + 244 pp.

Bokermann, W.C.A. (1965). "Notas sôbre as espécies de Thoropa Fitzinger (Amphibia, Leptodactylidae ". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 37 (3/4): 525–537. (in Portuguese).
Cochran, D.M. (1938). "Diagnoses of New Frogs from Brazil". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 51: 41–42. (Thoropa lutzi, new species, p. 41).
Cochran, D.M. (1955). "Frogs of Southeastern Brazil". Bulletin of the United States National Museum (206): 1–413.

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[iucn_status_16_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Carvalho-e-Silva, S.P.; Carnaval, A.C. (2004). "Thoropa lutzi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T21816A9321926. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T21816A9321926.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.

[2] Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1. xiii + 244 pp.

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