Thoropa lutzi

Thoropa lutzi
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Cycloramphidae
Genus:	Thoropa
Species:	T. lutzi
Binomial name
	Thoropa lutzi; Cochran, 1938

Thoropa lutzi is a species of frog in the family Cycloramphidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, lutzi, is in honor of Brazilian parasitologist Adolfo Lutz.^{: 129–130}

Geographic range

Thoropa lutzi is found in southeastern Brazil, in the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro, at altitudes of 200–800 m (660–2,620 ft).

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of Thoropa lutzi are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, rivers, and rocky areas.

Behavior

Adults and larvae of Thoropa lutzi live on wet rock walls.

Reproduction

The adult female Thoropa lutzi deposits her egg clutch in a rock fissure.

Conservation status

Thoropa lutzi is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Carvalho-e-Silva, S.P.; Carnaval, A.C. (2004). "Thoropa lutzi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004 e.T21816A9321926. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T21816A9321926.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1. xiii + 244 pp.

Bokermann, W.C.A. (1965). "Notas sôbre as espécies de Thoropa Fitzinger (Amphibia, Leptodactylidae ". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 37 (3/4): 525–537. (in Portuguese).
Cochran, D.M. (1938). "Diagnoses of New Frogs from Brazil". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 51: 41–42. (Thoropa lutzi, new species, p. 41).
Cochran, D.M. (1955). "Frogs of Southeastern Brazil". Bulletin of the United States National Museum (206): 1–413.

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[iucn_status_16_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Carvalho-e-Silva, S.P.; Carnaval, A.C. (2004). "Thoropa lutzi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004 e.T21816A9321926. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T21816A9321926.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

[2] Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1. xiii + 244 pp.

Thoropa lutzi
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Cycloramphidae
Genus:	Thoropa
Species:	T. lutzi
Binomial name
*Thoropa lutzi* Cochran, 1938