Paratelmatobius gaigeae

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]

Paratelmatobius gaigeae
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Leptodactylidae
Genus:	Paratelmatobius
Species:	P. gaigeae
Binomial name
Paratelmatobius gaigeae (Cochran, 1938)
Synonyms
Leptodactylus gaigeae Cochran, 1938 Paratelmatobius pictiventris A. Lutz in B. Lutz and Carvalho, 1958

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]