Oreolalax schmidti
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| Oreolalax schmidti | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | "Amphibia" (wide sense) |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Oreolalax |
| Species: | O. schmidti |
| Binomial name | |
| Oreolalax schmidti (Liu, 1947) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Scutiger schmidti Liu, 1947 | |
Oreolalax schmidti (Schmidt's lazy toad or webless toothed toad) is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family. It is endemic to China where it can be found in the Hengduan Mountains in western Sichuan and northern Yunnan provinces.[2] Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical moist shrubland, rivers, swamps, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Male Oreolalax schmidti grow to about 43 mm (1.7 in) in snout-vent length and females to about 51 mm (2.0 in). Tadpoles are 53 mm (2.1 in) in length.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Xie Feng, Wu Guanfu (2004). "Oreolalax schmidti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Oreolalax schmidti (Liu, 1947)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ↑ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 70–72. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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