Oreolalax granulosus

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Oreolalax granulosus

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Oreolalax
Species:
O. granulosus
Binomial name
Oreolalax granulosus
Fei, Ye & Chen, 1990

Oreolalax granulosus is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. Being restricted to the vicinity of its type locality in Jingdong County in southern Yunnan, where it occurs in . It is endemic to China.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Male Oreolalax granulosus grow to about 55 mm (2.2 in) in snout-vent length and females to about 59 mm (2.3 in). Tadpoles are 62 mm (2.4 in) in length.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Oreolalax granulosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57589A63862423. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T57589A63862423.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Oreolalax granulosus Fei, Ye, and Chen, 1990". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  3. ^ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 62. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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