Kobayashi's horned frog

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Kobayashi's horned frog
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Pelobatrachus
Species:
P. kobayashii
Binomial name
Pelobatrachus kobayashii
(Malkmus and Matsui  [ fr ], 1997)
Synonyms

Megophrys kobayashiiMalkmus and Matsui, 1997

Kobayashi's horned frog [2] (Pelobatrachus kobayashii) is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to Sabah in Malaysia, including Mount Kinabalu. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. [1]

Formerly placed in the genus Megophrys , it was reclassified into the genus Pelobatrachus in 2021. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Megophrys kobayashii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T57579A123692466. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T57579A123692466.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Megophrys kobayashii, Amphibian Species of the World 5.6
  3. "Pelobatrachus kobayashii (Malkmus and Matsui, 1997) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.