Zhang's horned toad
(Redirected from Megophrys zhangi)
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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. zhangi
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenophrys zhangi (Ye & Fei, 1992)
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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),[2] but is now known to be widespread throughout Nepal and also to inhabit four locations in India.[1]
Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Xenophrys zhangi (Ye and Fei, 1992) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
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