Biology:Oreolalax nanjiangensis

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Oreolalax nanjiangensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Oreolalax
Species:
O. nanjiangensis
Binomial name
Oreolalax nanjiangensis
Fei & Ye, 1999

Oreolalax nanjiangensis (Nanjiang toothed toad) is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China . It is known from the area of the type locality of Mount Guangwu (光雾山), Nanjiang County, northern Sichuan, as well as adjacent southern Gansu and southwestern Shaanxi.[2] Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss associated with tourism.[1]

Male Oreolalax nanjiangensis grow to about 57 mm (2.2 in) in snout-vent length. Tadpoles are 74 mm (2.9 in) in length.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Oreolalax nanjiangensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T57595A63861955. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T57595A63861955.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/57595/63861955. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Oreolalax nanjiangensis Fei and Ye, 1999". 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=Oreolalax+nanjiangensis. 
  3. Fei, L. (1999) (in zh). Atlas of Amphibians of China. Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 74. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9. 

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