Convex-vented horned toad
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Xenophrys |
| Species: | X. pachyproctus
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenophrys pachyproctus (Huang, 1981)
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The convex-vented horned toad (Xenophrys pachyproctus), also known as the Gelin spadefoot toad or Huang's spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is found in Tibet (China) and northern Vietnam,[2] and possibly in India. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers.[1]
Xenophrys pachyproctus is a small toad, measuring only 36 mm (1.4 in) in length.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2023). "Megophrys pachyproctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T57649A63855179. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T57649A63855179.en. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Xenophrys pachyproctus (Huang, 1981) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 120. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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