Biology:Little horned toad
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Short description: Species of frog
| Little horned toad | |
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| In Mongar District, Bhutan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Megophrys |
| Species: | M. minor
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| Binomial name | |
| Megophrys minor (Stejneger, 1926)
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The little horned toad (Megophrys minor), also known as the dwarf horned toad, Kwangshien spadefoot toad, or tiny spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is found in southern China, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly in Laos and Myanmar.[2] It has recently been reported from Bhutan.[3] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Li Cheng, Wu Guanfu, Peter Paul van Dijk, Annemarie Ohler (2004). "Megophrys minor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T57646A11669129. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57646A11669129.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/57646/11669129. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Xenophrys minor Stejneger, 1926". 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+minor.
- ↑ Wangyal, J. T. (2013). "New records of reptiles and amphibians from Bhutan". Journal of Threatened Taxa 5 (13): 4774–4783. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o3539.4774-83.
Wikidata ☰ Q28026095 entry
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