Paratelmatobius gaigeae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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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Synonyms | |
Leptodactylus gaigeae Cochran, 1938 |
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]