Great piebald horned toad
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Megophryidae |
Genus: | Atympanophrys |
Species: | A. gigantica
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Binomial name | |
Atympanophrys gigantica (Liu, Hu & Yang, 1960)
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The great piebald horned toad (Atympanophrys gigantica), or giant spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae, endemic to China. It is known only from Jingdong Yi Autonomous County and Yongde County in southwestern Yunnan.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Wu Guanfu, Yang Datong (2004). "Megophrys gigantica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57637A11667811. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57637A11667811.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Atympanophrys gigantica (Liu, Hu, and Yang, 1960) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.