Rough-skinned horned toad

The rough-skinned horned toad or Tonkin spadefoot toad (Megophrys palpebralespinosa) is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is found in southern China (Yunnan and Guangxi), northern Vietnam, and northern Laos (Phongsaly Province).[2]

Rough-skinned horned toad
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Megophrys
Species:
M. palpebralespinosa
Binomial name
Megophrys palpebralespinosa
Bourret, 1937
Synonyms[2]
  • Xenophrys palpebralespinosa (Bourret, 1937)
  • Megophrys latidactyla Orlov, Poyarkov, and Nguyen, 2015

Megophrys palpebralespinosa is a small toad, measuring only 37 mm (1.5 in) in length.[3]

It occurs near streams in evergreen forest at elevations of 600–1,800 m (2,000–5,900 ft) above sea level. The tadpoles develop in clear mountain streams. It is threatened by habitat loss and degradation caused by rubber plantations, forest product collection, agricultural and forestry activities, fires, and presumably pollution.[1]

References
  1. van Dijk, P.P.; Swan, S.; Lu Shunqing; Yang Datong; Ohler, A. & Wu Guanfu. "Megophrys palpebralespinosa (errata version published in 2018)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57650A136564339.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Megophrys palpebralespinosa Bourret, 1937". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  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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