Lepidobatrachus dibumartinez
| Lepidobatrachus dibumartinez Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Holotype specimen | |
| Holotype specimen before it was prepared | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ceratophryidae |
| Genus: | Lepidobatrachus |
| Species: | †L. dibumartinez |
| Binomial name | |
| †Lepidobatrachus dibumartinez Turazzini & Gómez, 2023 | |
Lepidobatrachus dibumartinez is an extinct species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae that was found in the Late Miocene-Early Pliocene Tunuyán Formation of Argentina.
L. dibumartinez is known only from the holotype, IANIGLA-PV 112, an articulated skeleton that was prepared between May and November 2014, and it had a large kite shaped dorsal dermal shield and a deep facial groove on its maxilla.
The epithet honours Argentine footballer Emiliano Martínez, who is also known as "Dibu Martínez", for playing a pivotal role as a goalkeeper in winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup with the Argentina national football team.