Paratelmatobius poecilogaster

{{Short description|Species of frog}}

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| image = Paratelmatobius poecilogaster.jpg

| status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Luciana Barreto Nascimento, Paulo Garcia |date=2004 |title=Paratelmatobius poecilogaster |volume=2004 |page=e.T57197A11587213 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57197A11587213.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

| taxon = Paratelmatobius poecilogaster

| authority = Giaretta and Castanho, 1990

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Paratelmatobius poecilogaster is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to the Serra do Mar range, Brazil.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Leptodactylidae/Paratelmatobiinae/Paratelmatobius/Paratelmatobius-poecilogaster |title=Paratelmatobius poecilogaster Giaretta and Castanho, 1990 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=27 November 2014}}

It is a terrestrial frog found near small temporary streams inside primary forest. The eggs are laid in small ponds at the edges of the temporary streams. Though the known populations are known from inside protected areas, it is likely to be threatened by habitat loss outside those areas.

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