Paratelmatobius mantiqueira
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| Paratelmatobius mantiqueira | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Paratelmatobius |
| Species: | P. mantiqueira |
| Binomial name | |
| Paratelmatobius mantiqueira | |
Paratelmatobius mantiqueira is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil where it is known from the Mantiqueira Mountains in the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.[3][4][1]
This is the smallest frog in Paratelmatobius. The adult male frog measures 14.4 to 16.7 mm in snout-vent length. There is no webbed skin on the front feet.[4]
Habitat
People found this frog on the leaf litter in closed-canopy primary and secondary rainforests. This frog has high habitat specificity, known only from high-altitude areas containing stream headwaters. Scientists have observed this frog between 1650 and 1700 meters above sea level.[1]
Scientists saw this frog in a protected area, Área de Proteção Ambiental São Francisco Xavier. They think it may live in Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Reserva dos Muriquis too.[1]
