Paratelmatobius lutzii is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil, where it is known from the Mantiqueira Mountains in the state of Minas Gerais.[2] Its natural habitats are montane forests, and it breeds in stream headwaters. It is only known from its type locality where it was once abundant, but it has not been recorded since 1979.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Paratelmatobius |
| Species: | P. lutzii
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| Binomial name | |
| Paratelmatobius lutzii B. Lutz and A. Carvalho, 1958
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Etymology
editThe specific name, lutzii, is in honor of Brazilian physician and herpetologist Adolfo Lutz, who was the father of Bertha Lutz.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group & Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Paratelmatobius lutzii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T16191A88822768. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T16191A88822768.en. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Paratelmatobius lutzii Lutz and Carvalho, 1958". 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. 262 pp. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1.
Further reading
edit- Lutz B, Carvalho AL de. 1958. "Novos Anfíbios Anuros das Serras Costeiras do Brasil ". Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro 56 (1): 239–260. (Paratelmatobius lutzii, new species, pp. 241–243, 246–248). (in Portuguese and English).
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