Mangshan horned toad

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Mangshan horned toad
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Xenophrys
Species:
X. mangshanensis
Binomial name
Xenophrys mangshanensis
(Fei & Ye, 1990)
Synonyms
  • Xenophrys mangshanensisFei & Ye, 1990

The Mangshan horned toad (Xenophrys mangshanensis), or Mangshan spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China and known only from southern Hunan and northern Guangdong; its type locality is Mount Mang (Mangshan) in Yizhang County, Hunan. [2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Megophrys mangshanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T57644A63856186. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Xenophrys mangshanensis (Fei and Ye, 1990) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.