Boulenophrys sangzhiensis

Boulenophrys sangzhiensis
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Megophryidae
Genus:	Boulenophrys
Species:	B. sangzhiensis
Binomial name
Boulenophrys sangzhiensis (Jiang, Ye & Fei, 2008)
Synonyms
Xenophrys sangzhiensis(Jiang, Ye & Fei, 2008) Megophrys sangzhiensis

Boulenophrys sangzhiensis is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China, being only known from the type locality in Sangzhi County, Hunan, in south-central China. ^[2]

Boulenophrys sangzhiensis resembles Boulenophrys caudoprocta but is smaller, with snout-vent length of 55 mm (2.2 in). ^[3]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2020). "Megophrys sangzhiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T195408A2382236. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T195408A2382236.en . Retrieved 3 September 2022.
2. "Boulenophrys sangzhiensis (Jiang, Ye, and Fei, 2008) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
3. Jiang, J.-P.; Ye, C.-Y.; Fei, L. (2008). "A new horn toad Megophrys sangzhiensis from Hunan, China (Amphibia, Anura)". Zoological Research. 29 (2): 219–222.