Leptobrachium hainanense

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Leptobrachium hainanense
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Leptobrachium
Species:
L. hainanense
Binomial name
Leptobrachium hainanense
Ye & Fei, 1993

Leptobrachium hainanense, the Hainan pseudomoustache toad, is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to the mountains of central and southwestern Hainan Island, China. Before being recognized as a separate species, it was confused with Leptobrachium hasseltii . [2]

Leptobrachium hainanense is an uncommon species inhabiting evergreen broadleaf forests and breeding in hill streams. It is threatened by habitat loss and degradation, and is also locally collected for food. [1] Males grow to snout-vent length of about 52 mm (2.0 in). Tadpoles are about 67 mm (2.6 in) in length. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Leptobrachium hainanense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T57553A176549407. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T57553A176549407.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Leptobrachium hainanense Ye and Fei, 1993". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 92. ISBN   7-5349-1835-9.