Leptobrachella alpina

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Leptobrachella alpina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Leptobrachella
Species:
L. alpina
Binomial name
Leptobrachella alpina
(Fei, Ye, and Li, 1990)
Synonyms [2]
  • Leptolalax alpinus Fei, Ye and Li, 1990
  • Paramegophrys alpinus (Fei, Ye and Li, 1990)

Leptobrachella alpina is a frog species in the family Megophryidae. [2] [3] It is endemic to Jingdong County in Yunnan, China, where it occurs in Wuliangshan National Nature Reserve; there is also a questionable record from Tianling in Guangxi. [2]

Leptobrachella alpina is a very rare species inhabiting broadleaf forests at 2,400 m (7,900 ft) above sea level. Breeding takes place in streams. It is threatened by habitat loss and degradation, primarily caused by small-scale subsistence wood extraction. Although occurring in the Wuliangshan Reserve, better management outside its core area is needed. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Leptobrachella alpina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T57561A63873079. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T57561A63873079.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Leptobrachella alpina (Fei, Ye, and Li, 1990)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001 . Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Megophryidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.


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