Megaelosia lutzae

Megaelosia lutzae
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylodidae
Genus:	Megaelosia
Species:	M. lutzae
Binomial name
	Megaelosia lutzae; Izecksohn and Gouvêa, 1987

Megaelosia lutzae is a species of frog in the family Hylodidae. It is endemic to Brazil and only known from its type locality in the Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro state.[1][2] It is named in honor of Bertha Lutz, a Brazilian zoologist and feminist.[3]

Description

Megaelosia lutzae are relatively large frogs: two males in the type series measure 88–93 mm (3.5–3.7 in) and a female 90 mm (3.5 in) in snout–vent length. Dorsolateral skin has many large granules. The snout acuminate in dorsal view and rounded in profile. Canthus rostralis is evident and straight.[4]

A single tadpole in Gosner stage 42 (towards the completion of metamorphosis) measured 130 mm (5.1 in) in total length.[4]

Habitat and conservation

The species' natural habitats are streams in primary forest. During daytime these frogs are found on emergent rocks in shallow places in streams. They lay the eggs under large rocks in moderately-sized forest streams.[1]

The Itatiaia National Park is well protected, and there are no known significant threats to this species.[1]

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References

Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva, S.; Telles, A.M. (2004). "Megaelosia lutzae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57183A11582381. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57183A11582381.en.
Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Megaelosia lutzae Izecksohn and Gouvêa, 1987". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2.
Giaretta, Ariovaldo A.; Bokermann, Werner C. A.; Haddad, Celio F. B. (1993). "A review of the genus Megaelosia (Anura: Leptodactylidae) with a description of a new species". Journal of Herpetology. 27 (3): 276–285. doi:10.2307/1565148. JSTOR 1565148.

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[IUCN-1] Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva, S.; Telles, A.M. (2004). "Megaelosia lutzae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57183A11582381. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57183A11582381.en.

[Frost-2] Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Megaelosia lutzae Izecksohn and Gouvêa, 1987". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[Beolens_et_al_2013-3] Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2.

[Giaretta_et_al._1993-4] Giaretta, Ariovaldo A.; Bokermann, Werner C. A.; Haddad, Celio F. B. (1993). "A review of the genus Megaelosia (Anura: Leptodactylidae) with a description of a new species". Journal of Herpetology. 27 (3): 276–285. doi:10.2307/1565148. JSTOR 1565148.