Paratelmatobius Explained

Paratelmatobius is a genus of frogs in the family Leptodactylidae. They are endemic to southern Brazil.^[1]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Paratelmatobius :^[1]

Binomial Name and Author	Common Name
Paratelmatobius cardosoi
Paratelmatobius gaigeae	Gaige's rapids frog
Paratelmatobius lutzii	Lutz's rapids frog
Paratelmatobius mantiqueira
Paratelmatobius poecilogaster	San Andre rapids frog
Paratelmatobius segallai
Paratelmatobius yepiranga

AmphibiaWeb also lists Paratelmatobius pictiventris,^[2] but Amphibian Species of the World considers it a synonym of Paratelmatobius gaigeae.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paratelmatobius Lutz and Carvalho, 1958 . Frost, Darrel R. . 2014 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 27 November 2014.
2. Web site: Leptodactylidae . 2014 . AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] . Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb . 27 November 2014.
3. Web site: Paratelmatobius gaigeae (Cochran, 1938) . Frost, Darrel R. . 2014 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 27 November 2014.