Lepidobatrachus dibumartinez

Lepidobatrachus dibumartinez is an extinct species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae that was found in the Late Miocene-Early Pliocene Tunuyán Formation of Argentina.^[1]

Lepidobatrachus dibumartinez Temporal range: Late Miocene–Early Pliocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Holotype specimen
Holotype specimen before it was prepared
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Ceratophryidae
Genus:	Lepidobatrachus
Species:	†L. dibumartinez
Binomial name
†Lepidobatrachus dibumartinez Turazzini & Gómez, 2023

L. dibumartinez is known only from the holotype, IANIGLA-PV 112, an articulated skeleton that was prepared between May and November 2014, and it had a large kite shaped dorsal dermal shield and a deep facial groove on its maxilla.^[1]

The epithet honours Argentine footballer Emiliano Martínez, who is also known as "Dibu Martínez", for playing a pivotal role as a goalkeeper in winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup with the Argentina national football team.^[1][2]