Zhang's horned toad

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Zhang's horned toad
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Xenophrys
Species:
X. zhangi
Binomial name
Xenophrys zhangi
(Ye & Fei, 1992)
Synonyms
  • Megophrys zhangiYe & Fei, 1992

Zhang's horned toad (Xenophrys zhangi), or Zhang's spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It was formerly only known from Zhangmu, Nyalam County, Tibet, China (just across the border from Kodari, Nepal), [2] but is now known to be widespread throughout Nepal and also to inhabit four locations in India. [1]

Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2023). "Megophrys zhangi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T57659A184408076. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T57659A184408076.en . Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Xenophrys zhangi (Ye and Fei, 1992) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.


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