Oreolalax puxiongensis
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Oreolalax puxiongensis | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | "Amphibia" (wide sense) |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Megophryidae |
Genus: | Oreolalax |
Species: | O. puxiongensis |
Binomial name | |
Oreolalax puxiongensis Liu & Fei, 1979 | |
Synonyms | |
Scutiger puxiongensis (Liu & Fei, 1979) | |
Oreolalax puxiongensis (Puxiong toothed toad) is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family. It is endemic to China where it is only known from two locations in Yuexi County, Sichuan, including Puxiong, its type locality.[1][2] It inhabits marshes, pools, small streams and the surrounding subtropical forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Oreolalax puxiongensis is the smallest among the Oreolalax: males grow to about 43 mm (1.7 in) in snout-vent length and females to about 47 mm (1.9 in). Tadpoles are 50 mm (2.0 in) in length.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fei Liang, Ye Changyuan (2004). "Oreolalax puxiongensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Oreolalax puxiongensis (Liu and Fei, 1979)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 70. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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