Kuatun horned toad

Xenophrys kuatunensis
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Xenophrys
Species: X. kuatunensis
Binomial name
Xenophrys kuatunensis
(Pope, 1929)
Synonyms

Megalophrys kuatunensis Pope, 1929
Megophrys kuatunensis (Pope, 1929)

The Kuatun horned toad or Kuatun spadefoot toad (Xenophrys kuatunensis) is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family. It is found in southeastern China and northern Vietnam. Its name is testimony to its type locality, Kuatun (Guadun in modern spelling: Chinese: 挂墩; pinyin: guàdūn) village in Wuyishan, Fujian.[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]

Males measure 28 mm (1.1 in) and females 37 mm (1.5 in) in length.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Gu Huiqing, Geng Baorong, Peter Paul van Dijk, Annemarie Ohler (2004). "Xenophrys kuatunensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Xenophrys kuatunensis (Pope, 1929)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 116. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.