Bufo cryptotympanicus

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Bufo cryptotympanicus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Bufo
Species:
B. cryptotympanicus
Binomial name
Bufo cryptotympanicus
Liu & Hu, 1962

Bufo cryptotympanicus is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. Known commonly as the earless toad, it is found in southern China (Guangxi and Guangdong provinces) and northern Vietnam (on/near Mount Fansipan). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

The earless toad is about 68 mm (2.7 in) in length. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Bufo cryptotympanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T54622A63878697. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T54622A63878697.en .
  2. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 126. ISBN   7-5349-1835-9.