Mangshan horned toad
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.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
| Mangshan horned toad | |
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Scientific 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) | |
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References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Megophrys mangshanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T57644A63856186. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- "Xenophrys mangshanensis (Fei and Ye, 1990) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
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