Mount Dawei horned toad
| Xenophrys daweimontis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Xenophrys |
| Species: | X. daweimontis |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenophrys daweimontis (Rao and Yang, 1997) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Megophrys daweimontis Rao and Yang, 1997 | |
The Mount Dawei horned toad, (Xenophrys daweimontis), is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family. It is only known from Mount Dawei in Pingbian Miao Autonomous County, Yunnan, China, near the Vietnamese border. It is also likely to occur in the adjacent parts of Vietnam.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 Yang Datong, Lu Shunqing (2004). "Xenophrys daweimontis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Xenophrys daweimontis (Rao and Yang, 1997)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
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