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Mangshan horned toad

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Species of frog

Mangshan horned toad
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
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
  • Xenophrys mangshanensis Fei & Ye, 1990

The Mangshan horned toad (Xenophrys mangshanensis), or Mangshan spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. 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. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Megophrys mangshanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T57644A63856186. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Xenophrys mangshanensis (Fei and Ye, 1990) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
Taxon identifiers
Megophrys mangshanensis


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