Biology:Leptolalax oshanensis

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Leptolalax oshanensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Leptolalax
Species:
L. oshanensis
Binomial name
Leptolalax oshanensis
(Liu, 1950)[2]
Synonyms

Megophrys oshanensis Liu, 1950 Paramegophrys oshanensis (Liu, 1950)

Leptolalax oshanensis (Oshan metacarpal-tubercled toad or pigmy crawl frog) is a frog species in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to southern–central China (Guizhou, Hubei, and Sichuan provinces). Its type locality is Mount Emei (Chinese: 峨嵋山; pinyin: Éméi Shān; Wade–Giles: O2-mei2 Shan1).[2] The same mountain has given the species its name,[3] although this is now obscured because "Oshan" is a contraction of the transliteration that is no longer widely used, Omeishan. It has also been reported from Thailand and Laos but these are now considered to represent Leptolalax minimus.[2]

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.[1]

Leptolalax oshanensis is a small frog: males grow to a snout-vent length of about 28 mm (1.1 in) and females to 32 mm (1.3 in).[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Fei, Liang; Wu, Guanfu (2009). "Leptolalax oshanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T57571A11646683. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57571A11646683.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/57571/11646683. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Leptolalax oshanensis (Liu, 1950)". 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=Leptolalax+oshanensis. Retrieved 16 September 2013. 
  3. Liu, Ch'eng-Chao (1950). "Amphibians of western China". Fieldiana: Zoology Memoirs 2: 1–400. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2769954#page/207/mode/1up. 
  4. Fei, L. (1999) (in Chinese). Atlas of Amphibians of China. Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 100. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9. 

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