Leptolalax botsfordi

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Leptolalax botsfordi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Leptolalax
Species:L. botsfordi
Binomial name
Leptolalax botsfordi
Rowley, Dau, and Nguyen, 2013

Leptolalax botsfordi is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae from Vietnam. It was recorded on Mount Fansipan, in Hoang Lien National Park, northern Vietnam.

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