Great piebald horned toad

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Great piebald horned toad
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Atympanophrys
Species:
A. gigantica
Binomial name
Atympanophrys gigantica
(Liu, Hu & Yang, 1960)
Synonyms
  • Megophrys giganticusLiu, Hu & Yang, 1960
  • Xenophrys giganticus(Liu, Hu & Yang, 1960)

The great piebald horned toad (Atympanophrys gigantica), or giant spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae, endemic to China. It is known only from Jingdong Yi Autonomous County and Yongde County in southwestern Yunnan. [2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Wu Guanfu, Yang Datong (2004). "Megophrys gigantica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T57637A11667811. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57637A11667811.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. "Atympanophrys gigantica (Liu, Hu, and Yang, 1960) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.