Biology:Kuatun horned toad
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Short description: Species of frog
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Megophrys |
| Species: | M. kuatunensis
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| Megophrys kuatunensis (Pope, 1929)
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The Kuatun horned toad (Megophrys kuatunensis), or Kuatun spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is found in southeastern China and northern Vietnam. Its name is testimony to its type locality, Kuatun (Guadun in modern spelling) village in Wuyishan, Fujian.[3][4]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Males measure 26–30 mm (1.0–1.2 in) and females 37 mm (1.5 in) in length.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gu Huiqing, Geng Baorong, Peter Paul van Dijk, Annemarie Ohler (2004). "Megophrys kuatunensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T57641A11668487. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57641A11668487.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/57641/11668487. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Pope, C. H. (1929). "Four new frogs from Fukien Province, China". American Museum Novitates 352: 1–5. http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/4057.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Megophrys kuatunensis (Pope, 1929)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia123/index.php//Amphibia/Anura/Megophryidae/Megophrys/Megophrys-kuatunensis. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Megophrys kuatunensis Pope, 1929" (in Chinese). AmphibiaChina. Kunming Institute of Zoology. 2012. http://www.amphibiachina.org/ampsp/262. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ↑ Fei, L. (1999) (in Chinese). Atlas of Amphibians of China. Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 116. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
Wikidata ☰ Q28026193 entry
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