Biology:Oreolalax puxiongensis
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Short description: Species of amphibian
| Oreolalax puxiongensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Oreolalax |
| Species: | O. puxiongensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Oreolalax puxiongensis Liu & Fei, 1979
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Scutiger puxiongensis (Liu & Fei, 1979) | |
Oreolalax puxiongensis (Puxiong toothed toad) is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China where it is only known from two locations in Yuexi County, Sichuan, including Puxiong (普雄镇), its type locality.[1][2] It inhabits marshes, pools, small streams and the surrounding subtropical forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Oreolalax puxiongensis is the smallest among the Oreolalax: males grow to about 43 mm (1.7 in) in snout-vent length and females to about 47 mm (1.9 in). Tadpoles are 50 mm (2.0 in) in length.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Oreolalax puxiongensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T57599A63861392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T57599A63861392.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/57599/63861392. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Oreolalax puxiongensis (Liu and Fei, 1979)". 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+puxiongensis.
- ↑ Fei, L. (1999) (in Chinese). Atlas of Amphibians of China. Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 70. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
Wikidata ☰ Q2240360 entry
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