Paratelmatobius gaigeae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Paratelmatobius |
| Species: | P. gaigeae
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| Binomial name | |
| Paratelmatobius gaigeae (Cochran, 1938)
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Leptodactylus gaigeae Cochran, 1938 | |
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
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2.