Phantasmarana 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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylodidae |
| Genus: | Phantasmarana |
| Species: | P. lutzae
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| Phantasmarana lutzae (Izecksohn and Gouvêa, 1987)
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It was formerly placed in the genus Megaelosia, but was reclassified to Phantasmarana in 2021.[4][5]
Description
editPhantasmarana 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.[6]
A single tadpole in Gosner stage 42 (towards the completion of metamorphosis) measured 130 mm (5.1 in) in total length.[6]
Habitat and conservation
editThe 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]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Sergio Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva, Ana Maria Telles (2004). "Megaelosia lutzae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57183A11582381. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57183A11582381.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Phantasmarana lutzae (Izecksohn and Gouvêa, 1987)". Amphibian Species of the World. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- ^ Vittorazzi, S. E.; G. Augusto-Alves; D. Neves-da-Silva; A. M. P. T. de Carvalho-e-Silva; S. M. Recco-Pimentel; L. F. Toledo; L. B. Lourenço; D. P. Bruschi (2021). "Paraphyly in the giant torrent-frogs (Anura: Hylodidae: Megaelosia) and the description of a new genus". www.salamandra-journal.com. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- ^ a b 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.