Paratelmatobius gaigeae
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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.[1] Paratelmatobius gaigeae is named after Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige, an American herpetologist.[2]
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.[3]
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