Biology:Spiny-fingered horned toad

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Short description: Species of frog

Spiny-fingered horned toad
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Megophrys
Species:
M. spinata
Binomial name
Megophrys spinata
Liu and Hu, 1973
Synonyms
  • Xenophrys spinata (Liu and Hu, 1973)

The spiny-fingered horned toad (Megophrys spinata) or spiny spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China and known from Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi provinces.[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]

Males measure 50 mm (2.0 in) and females 55 mm (2.2 in) in length.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Megophrys spinata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T57655A63855678. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T57655A63855678.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/57655/63855678. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Xenophrys spinata (Liu and Hu, 1973)". 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+spinata. Retrieved 28 July 2013. 
  3. Fei, L. (1999) (in Chinese). Atlas of Amphibians of China. Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 114. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9. 

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