Rough-skinned horned toad
Rough-skinned horned toad | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Megophryidae |
Genus: | Megophrys |
Species: | M. palpebralespinosa
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Binomial name | |
Megophrys palpebralespinosa Bourret, 1937
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Synonyms[2] | |
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The rough-skinned horned toad or Tonkin spadefoot toad (Megophrys palpebralespinosa) is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is found in southern China (Yunnan and Guangxi), northern Vietnam, and northern Laos (Phongsaly Province).[2]
Megophrys palpebralespinosa is a small toad, measuring only 37 mm (1.5 in) in length.[3]
It occurs near streams in evergreen forest at elevations of 600–1,800 m (2,000–5,900 ft) above sea level. The tadpoles develop in clear mountain streams. It is threatened by habitat loss and degradation caused by rubber plantations, forest product collection, agricultural and forestry activities, fires, and presumably pollution.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b van Dijk, P.P.; Swan, S.; Lu Shunqing; Yang Datong; Ohler, A. & Wu Guanfu (2018) [errata version of 2004 assessment]. "Megophrys palpebralespinosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57650A136564339.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Megophrys palpebralespinosa Bourret, 1937". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 120. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Megophrys
- Amphibians of China
- Amphibians of Laos
- Amphibians of Vietnam
- Amphibians described in 1937
- Taxa named by René Léon Bourret
- Megophryidae stubs