Leptolalax liui

Leptolalax liui
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Leptolalax
Species: L. liui
Binomial name
Leptolalax liui
Fei and Ye, 1990
Synonyms

Paramegophrys liui (Fei and Ye, 1990)

Leptolalax liui (Fujian Asian toad or Fujian metacarpal-tubercled toad) is a frog species in the family Megophryidae. Originally described from Chong'an in Fujian (present Wuyishan City), it is now known to be widely distributed in southern and southeastern China from Zhejiang and Fujian west to Guizhou and Guangxi.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rivers. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.[1]

L. liui from Tai Po Kau, Hong Kong.

Description

Leptolalax liui is a medium-sized Leptolalax with grey brown back with spots, sides with indistinct spots, and brownish irises. Males grow to snout-vent length of 23–27 mm (0.91–1.06 in) and females to 25–28 mm (0.98–1.10 in).[3] Tadpoles are 40–55 mm (1.6–2.2 in) long.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lau, M.W.N. & Geng Baorong (2004). "Leptolalax liui". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Leptolalax liui Fei and Ye, 1990". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Ohler, A.; K. C. Wollenberg; P. Grosjean; R. Hendrix; M. Vences; T. Ziegler; A. Dubois (2011). "Sorting out Lalos: description of new species and additional taxonomic data on megophryid frogs from northern Indochina (genus Leptolalax, Megophryidae, Anura)". Zootaxa 3147: 1–83.
  4. ↑ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 100. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.