Oreolalax

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Oreolalax
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Oreolalax longmenmontis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Oreolalax
Myers and Leviton, 1962
Type species
Scutiger pingii
Liu  [ fr ], 1943
Species

19 species (see text)

Synonyms [1]

AtympanolalaxFei and Ye, 2016 – coined as a subgenus of Oreolalax

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Oreolalax is a genus of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. [1] [2] They are mostly endemic to southwestern China, with one species in northern Vietnam ( Oreolalax sterlingae ), [1] [3] and possibly extending into adjacent Laos. There is also a population in Arunachal Pradesh (Northeast India) that has not yet been assigned to a species, [1] although it might rather be a Scutiger . [3]

Species

The genus contains the following 19 species: [1] [2]

Endemic ranges

Many Oreolalax species are endemic to highly restricted geographical areas in the Eastern Himalayas, especially in Sichuan, China. The ranges often overlap with those of Scutiger species.

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Oreolalax granulosus is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. Being restricted to the vicinity of its type locality in Jingdong County in southern Yunnan, where it occurs in Ailaoshan National Nature Reserve. It is endemic to China. Its natural habitats are subtropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Oreolalax jingdongensis is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China: it is only found in the Ailao Mountains region in Yunnan, including the Jingdong County that has given it its name. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Oreolalax liangbeiensis is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae endemic to China: it is only known from the vicinity of its type locality, Puxiong (普雄镇) in Yuexi County, Sichuan, where it is known only from a single stream. Its natural habitats are subtropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Oreolalax major is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China and found in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, between Mount Emei and Hengduan Mountains. It likely exists in Emeishan, Wawushan, Gonggashan, Wolong, and Dujiangyan National Nature Reserves. Its natural habitats are subtropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Oreolalax multipunctatus is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to the Mount Emei region in Emeishan and Hongya counties of Sichuan, China. Its natural habitats are subtropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Oreolalax nanjiangensis is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China. It is known from the area of the type locality of Mount Guangwu (光雾山), Nanjiang County, northern Sichuan, as well as adjacent southern Gansu and southwestern Shaanxi. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss associated with tourism.

Oreolalax omeimontis is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to Sichuan, China where it is found in Mount Emei and in Hongya County. Its natural habitats are subtropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Oreolalax pingii is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to south-western China where it is restricted to the Daliang and Hengduan Mountains in Sichuan and Yunnan. Its natural habitats are subtropical moist montane forests, moist shrubland, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Oreolalax popei is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China where it is found in southern Gansu, southern Shaanxi, and central and northeastern Sichuan provinces. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Oreolalax puxiongensis is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China where it is only known from two locations in Yuexi County, Sichuan, including Puxiong (普雄镇), its type locality. It inhabits marshes, pools, small streams and the surrounding subtropical forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Oreolalax schmidti is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China where it can be found in the Hengduan Mountains in western Sichuan and northern Yunnan provinces. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical moist shrubland, rivers, swamps, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is named after Karl Patterson Schmidt, American herpetologist.

Oreolalax weigoldi, also known as Weigold's lazy toad or Weigold's toothed toad, is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to Sichuan, China. It is only known from its type locality, Washan in southern Sichuan; there are, however, many places with this name in Sichuan. It might be the same species as Oreolalax major(Liu and Hu, 1960).

<i>Scutiger</i> (frog) Genus of amphibians

Scutiger is a genus of toads in the family Megophryidae. Common name lazy toads has been coined for them. They occur in China, Burma, Nepal, and northern India in high-altitude habitats. Most are endemic to China.

Scutiger tuberculatus is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to Sichuan, China, where it is only known from Yuexi, Mianning, and Xichang counties. It is found in Luojishan Nature Reserve and Panzhihua-Sutielin Nature Reserve.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jingdong Yi Autonomous County</span> Place in Yunnan, Peoples Republic of China

Jingdong Yi Autonomous County is an autonomous county in the west-central part of Yunnan Province, China. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Pu'er.

Jingdong may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yuexi County, Sichuan</span> County in Sichuan, Peoples Republic of China

Yuexi County, Sichuan is a county located in the north of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in the south of Sichuan Province, China.

<i>Oreolalax longmenmontis</i> Species of frog

Oreolalax longmenmontis is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to Sichuan, China, and is only known from its type locality in the White River National Nature Reserve, Pengzhou City. The type locality is in the central part of the Longmen Mountains. Accordingly, common name Longmen Mountains toothed toad has been proposed for this species.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Oreolalax Myers and Leviton, 1962". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001 . Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Megophryidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 Hou, Yinmeng; Shi, Shengchao; Hu, Daming; Deng, Yue; Jiang, Jianping; Xie, Feng & Wang, Bin (2020). "A new species of the toothed toad Oreolalax (Anura, Megophryidae) from Sichuan Province, China". ZooKeys (929): 93–115. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.929.49748 . PMC   7192958 . PMID   32377150.