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Zhang's horned toad

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Species of frog

Zhang's 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. zhangi
Binomial name
Xenophrys zhangi
(Ye & Fei, 1992)
Synonyms
  • Megophrys zhangi Ye & Fei, 1992

Zhang's horned toad (Xenophrys zhangi), or Zhang's spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It was formerly only known from Zhangmu, Nyalam County, Tibet, China (just across the border from Kodari, Nepal), but is now known to be widespread throughout Nepal and also to inhabit four locations in India.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2023). "Megophrys zhangi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T57659A184408076. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T57659A184408076.en. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. "Xenophrys zhangi (Ye and Fei, 1992) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
Taxon identifiers
Megophrys zhangi


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