Biology:Jingdong horned toad

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Short description: Species of frog

Jingdong horned toad
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Megophrys
Species:
M. jingdongensis
Binomial name
Megophrys jingdongensis
Fei & Ye, 1983
Synonyms
  • Megophrys omeimontis ssp. jingdongensis Fei & Ye, 1983
  • Xenophrys jingdongensis (Fei & Ye, 1983)

The Jingdong horned toad (Megophrys jingdongensis), or Jingdong spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae found in Yunnan and Guangxi, China. It is expected to also occur in northern Vietnam.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Fei Liang, Lu Shunqing, Yang Datong, Annemarie Ohler, Steven Swan (2004). "Megophrys jingdongensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T57639A11668036. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57639A11668036.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/57639/11668036. Retrieved 15 November 2021. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Xenophrys jingdongensis Fei and Ye, 1983". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=names&taxon=Xenophrys+jingdongensis. Retrieved 22 September 2013. 

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