Biology:Oreolalax xiangchengensis

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of amphibian

Oreolalax xiangchengensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Oreolalax
Species:
O. xiangchengensis
Binomial name
Oreolalax xiangchengensis
Fei and Huang, 1983
Synonyms

Scutiger xiangchengensis (Fei and Huang, 1983)

Oreolalax xiangchengensis (Xiangcheng lazy toad or Xiangcheng toothed toad) is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China where it can be found in western Sichuan and in the Hengduan Mountains in northern Yunnan.[2] Its range includes Baimaxueshan, Habaxueshan, Panzhihua-Sutie, and Yading Nature Reserves.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Male Oreolalax xiangchengensis grow to about 49 mm (1.9 in) in snout-vent length and females to about 57 mm (2.2 in). Tadpoles are 60 mm (2.4 in) in length.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Oreolalax xiangchengensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T57604A63867607. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T57604A63867607.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/57604/63867607. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Oreolalax xiangchengensis Fei and Huang, 1983". 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+xiangchengensis. Retrieved 24 October 2013. 
  3. Fei, L. (1999) (in Chinese). Atlas of Amphibians of China. Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 64. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2697495 entry