Convex-vented horned toad

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Convex-vented horned toad

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Megophrys
Species:
M. pachyproctus
Binomial name
Megophrys pachyproctus
Huang, 1981
Synonyms
  • Xenophrys pachyproctus (Huang, 1981)

The Convex-vented horned toad (Megophrys pachyproctus), also known as the Gelin spadefoot toad or Huang's spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is found in Tibet (China) and northern Vietnam,[2] and possibly in India. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers.[1]

Megophrys pachyproctus is a small toad, measuring only 36 mm (1.4 in) in length.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Fei Liang, Michael Wai Neng Lau, Annemarie Ohler, Peter Paul van Dijk (2004). "Megophrys pachyproctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57649A11669486. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57649A11669486.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Xenophrys pachyproctus (Huang, 1981)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  3. ^ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 120. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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