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Leptobrachella oshanensis

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Leptobrachella oshanensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Leptolalax
Species:
L. oshanensis
Binomial name
Leptolalax oshanensis
(Liu, 1950)[2]
Synonyms

Megophrys oshanensis Liu, 1950 Paramegophrys oshanensis (Liu, 1950)

Leptolalax oshanensis (Oshan metacarpal-tubercled toad or pigmy crawl frog) is a frog species in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to southern–central China (Guizhou, Hubei, and Sichuan provinces). Its type locality is Mount Emei (Chinese: 峨嵋山; pinyin: Éméi Shān; Wade–Giles: O2-mei2 Shan1).[2] The same mountain has given the species its name,[3] although this is now obscured because "Oshan" is a contraction of the transliteration that is no longer widely used, Omeishan. It has also been reported from Thailand and Laos but these are now considered to represent Leptolalax minimus.[2]

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.[1]

Leptolalax oshanensis is a small frog: males grow to a snout-vent length of about 28 mm (1.1 in) and females to 32 mm (1.3 in).[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Template:IUCN2013.1
  2. ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Leptolalax oshanensis (Liu, 1950)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  3. ^ Liu, Ch'eng-Chao (1950). "Amphibians of western China". Fieldiana. Zoology Memoires. 2: 1–400.
  4. ^ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 100. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.