Oreolalax popei

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Oreolalax popei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Oreolalax
Species:
O. popei
Binomial name
Oreolalax popei
(Liu, 1947)
Synonyms

Scutiger popeiLiu, 1947

Oreolalax popei (Pope's lazy toad or Baoxing toothed toad) 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. [2] Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

Male Oreolalax chuanbeiensis grow to about 65 mm (2.6 in) in snout-vent length and females to about 62 mm (2.4 in). Tadpoles are 73 mm (2.9 in) in length. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Oreolalax popei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T57598A63860979. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T57598A63860979.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Oreolalax popei (Liu, 1947)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  3. ↑ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 76. ISBN   7-5349-1835-9.


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