Shaping horned toad

The Shaping horned toad (Megophrys shapingensis) is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China and known only from Sichuan and Yunnan provinces.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Shaping horned toad
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Megophrys
Species:
M. shapingensis
Binomial name
Megophrys shapingensis
Liu, 1950
Synonyms
  • Xenophrys shapingensis (Liu, 1950)
  • Atympanophrys shapingensis (Liu, 1950)

Males measure 77 mm (3.0 in) and females 94 mm (3.7 in) in length.[3]

References
  1. Wu Guanfu; Xie Feng (2004). "Megophrys shapingensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57653A11670246. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57653A11670246.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Xenophrys shapingensis (Liu, 1950)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 106. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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