Oreolalax puxiongensis

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Oreolalax puxiongensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Oreolalax
Species:
O. puxiongensis
Binomial name
Oreolalax puxiongensis
Liu & Fei, 1979
Synonyms

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]

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  1. ^ a b c 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. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ 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. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  3. ^ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 70. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.