Convex-vented horned toad

The Convex-vented horned toad (Megophrys pachyproctus), also known as the Gelin spadefoot toad or Huang's spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is found in Tibet (China) and northern Vietnam,[2] and possibly in India. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers.[1]

Convex-vented horned toad
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Megophrys
Species:
M. pachyproctus
Binomial name
Megophrys pachyproctus
Huang, 1981
Synonyms
  • Xenophrys pachyproctus (Huang, 1981)

Megophrys pachyproctus is a small toad, measuring only 36 mm (1.4 in) in length.[3]

References
  1. Fei Liang; Michael Wai Neng Lau; Annemarie Ohler; Peter Paul van Dijk (2004). "Megophrys pachyproctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57649A11669486. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57649A11669486.en. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Xenophrys pachyproctus (Huang, 1981)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 120. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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