Biology:Great piebald horned toad

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Short description: Species of frog

Great piebald horned toad
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Megophrys
Species:
M. gigantica
Binomial name
Megophrys gigantica
Liu, Hu & Yang, 1960
Synonyms
  • Xenophrys giganticus (Liu, Hu & Yang, 1960)
  • Atympanophrys gigantica (Liu, Hu & Yang, 1960)
  • Xenophrys giganticus (Liu, Hu & Yang, 1960)

The great piebald horned toad (Megophrys gigantica), or giant spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae, endemic to China. It is known only from Jingdong Yi Autonomous County and Yongde County in southwestern Yunnan.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wu Guanfu, Yang Datong (2004). "Megophrys gigantica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T57637A11667811. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57637A11667811.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/57637/11667811. Retrieved 14 November 2021. 
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Xenophrys gigantica (Liu, Hu, and Yang, 1960)". 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+gigantica. Retrieved 9 July 2013. 

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