Great piebald horned toad | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Megophryidae |
Genus: | Atympanophrys |
Species: | A. gigantica |
Binomial name | |
Atympanophrys gigantica (Liu, Hu & Yang, 1960) | |
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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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