Mangshan horned toad

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Mangshan horned toad

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Megophrys
Species:
M. mangshanensis
Binomial name
Megophrys mangshanensis
Fei & Ye, 1990
Synonyms
  • Xenophrys mangshanensis (Fei & Ye, 1990)

The Mangshan horned toad (Megophrys mangshanensis), or Mangshan spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China and known only from southern Hunan and northern Guangdong; its type locality is Mount Mang (Mangshan) in Yizhang County, Hunan.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Megophrys mangshanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T57644A63856186. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Xenophrys mangshanensis Fei and Ye, 1990". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 August 2013.


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