Biology:Mangshan horned toad

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Short description: Species of frog

Mangshan horned toad
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Xenophrys
Species:
X. mangshanensis
Binomial name
Xenophrys mangshanensis
(Fei & Ye, 1990)
Synonyms
  • Xenophrys mangshanensis Fei & Ye, 1990

The Mangshan horned toad (Xenophrys mangshanensis), or Mangshan spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China and known only from southern Hunan and northern Guangdong; its type locality is Mount Mang (Mangshan) in Yizhang County, Hunan.[2] 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]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q28026281 entry