Great piebald horned toad
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Megophrys |
| Species: | M. gigantica
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| Binomial name | |
| Megophrys gigantica Liu, Hu & Yang, 1960
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The great piebald horned toad (Megophrys gigantica), or giant spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae, endemic to China. It is known only from Jingdong Yi Autonomous County and Yongde County in southwestern Yunnan.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Wu Guanfu, Yang Datong (2004). "Megophrys gigantica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57637A11667811. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57637A11667811.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Xenophrys gigantica (Liu, Hu, and Yang, 1960)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
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