Mangshan horned toad
Appearance
Mangshan horned toad | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Megophryidae |
Genus: | Xenophrys |
Species: | X. mangshanensis
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Binomial name | |
Xenophrys mangshanensis (Fei & Ye, 1990)
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Synonyms | |
Megophrys mangshanensis Fei & Ye, 1990 |
The Mangshan horned toad or Mangshan spadefoot toad (Xenophrys mangshanensis) is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family. It is endemic to China and known only from southern Hunan and northern Guangdong; its type locality is Mount Mang (Mangshan) in Yizhang County, Hunan.[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]
References
- ^ a b Template:IUCN2013.1
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Xenophrys mangshanensis Fei and Ye, 1990". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 August 2013.