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Mangshan horned toad

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Mangshan horned toad
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Xenophrys
Species:
X. mangshanensis
Binomial name
Xenophrys mangshanensis
(Fei & Ye, 1990)
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

  1. ^ a b Template:IUCN2013.1
  2. ^ 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.