Eastern spadefoot toads is a genus of the family Megophryidae in the order Anura, and are found in southern China, northeast India, Southeast Asia, and islands of the Sunda Shelf as well as the Philippines. They are characterized by a stocky body with slender, short hindlimbs. In identifying species, iris colour is a valuable diagnostic morphological characteristic ; the iris has uniform colour in some species, whereas in other species the upper half is coloured and the lower half is dark.
Leptobrachium hasseltii is a species of toad found in Southeast Asia. According to the current understanding, this species is known with certainty only from Java, Madura, Bali, and Kangean Islands, Indonesia. The species is also commonly reported to occur in the Philippines, but these are believed to refer to another, unnamed species.
Leptobrachium banae is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is found in Laos, Vietnam, and possibly Cambodia. Its type locality is Ko Rong village, Gia Lai Province, Vietnam.
Leptobrachium chapaense is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is found in China, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly Myanmar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Leptobrachium hainanense is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to the mountains of central and southwestern Hainan Island, China. Before being recognized as a separate species, it was confused with Leptobrachium hasseltii.
Spotted Litter Frog
Leptobrachium huashen is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is found in China, and possibly Laos and Myanmar. It is widespread in southwestern Yunnan province, China, where it is found in Jingdong, Tengchong, Luchun, Menglian, Mengyang, and Mengla counties.
Leptobrachium montanum is a species of frog from the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to Borneo and is, as currently defined, found in Kalimantan (Indonesia), Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia), and Labi, Belait (Brunei). However, the nominal Leptobrachium montanum is a composed of more than one lineage. Available information mostly refers to this composite rather than the "true" Leptobrachium montanum. Common names montane large-eyed litter frog, mountain spadefoot toad, and mountain litter frog have been coined for it.
Leptobrachium pullum is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to Vietnam. Its natural habitats are rivers.
Leptobrachium xanthospilum is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to Vietnam, where it is known only from the vicinity of Ko Rong, Tram Lap, and Buôn Lưới villages in Gia Lai Province.
Leptobrachium ailaonicum is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is found in Yunnan in southern China and on Fansipan mountain in northern Vietnam. Its type locality is Xujiaba in the Ailao Mountains in Jingdong County, Yunnan. At the time of the IUCN assessment in 2004, the population on Fansipan was considered a separate species, Leptobrachium (Vibrissaphora) echinatum, and assessed to be an endangered species.
Leptobrachium boringii, commonly known as the Emei moustache toad or Taosze spiny toad, is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China where it is found in Sichuan, Guizhou, and Hunan provinces. "Emei" or "Taosze" in its common names refer to its type locality, Taosze on Mount Emei, Sichuan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, grassland, arable land, and rural gardens near rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Leptobrachium leishanense is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China: it is only known from the vicinity of its type locality in Leishan County in Guizhou. Its natural habitats are moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss and overexploitation.
Leptobrachium liui is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae.
Leptobrachium mouhoti is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to Vietnam and eastern Cambodia. However, its taxonomic relationship with Leptobrachium pullum, and possible occurrence in Vietnam, is unclear.
Leptobrachium leucops is a species of amphibians in the family Megophryidae. Common name is Yin Yang Toad ; named after its partly white and partly black pupils. This toad was discovered by Bidoup Núi Bà National Park in Lâm Đồng Province, Central Highlands region of Vietnam by a group of American, Australian and Vietnamese scientists. Leptobrachium leucops was found at the altitude of around 1500–1900 m above sea level.
Leptobrachium ngoclinhense is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae from Vietnam.
Leptobrachium promustache is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is only known from Mount Dawei in Pingbian Miao Autonomous County, Yunnan, China, near the Vietnamese border, where it is sympatric with the Mount Dawei horned toad.
Leptobrachium xanthops is a species of frogs in the family Megophryidae from southeastern Laos. It is known only from the Dak Cheung Plateau of Phou Ajol Mountain, Dak Cheung District, Sekong Province, Laos. It may also occur in adjacent areas of northwestern Quang Nam Province, Vietnam, as well as in Xe Sap National Protected Area, Laos, and Song Thanh Nature Reserve, Vietnam.
