Boulenophrys shuichengensis

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Boulenophrys shuichengensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Boulenophrys
Species:
B. shuichengensis
Binomial name
Boulenophrys shuichengensis
(Tian, Gu and Sun, 2000)
Synonyms
  • Xenophrys shuichengensis(Tian, Gu, and Sun, 2000)
  • Megophrys shuichengensis

Boulenophrys shuichengensis is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China: it is only known from the type locality, Fenghuang Village in Shuicheng County, Guizhou. [2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Megophrys shuichengensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T57654A63855271. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T57654A63855271.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Xenophrys shuichengensis (Tian, Gu and Sun, 2000)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 July 2013.