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Bufo cryptotympanicus

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Bufo cryptotympanicus
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B. cryptotympanicus
Binomial name
Bufo cryptotympanicus
Liu & Hu, 1962

Bufo cryptotympanicus is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. Known commonly as the earless toad, it is found in southern China (Guangxi and Guangdong provinces) and northern Vietnam (on/near Mount Fansipan). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Earless toad is about 68 mm (2.7 in) in length.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Bain. R., Ohler; A., Lau; M.W.N.; Yuan, Z. (2004). "Bufo cryptotympanicus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T54622A11176315. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54622A11176315.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 126. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.