Xenophrys parallela

Xenophrys parallela
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Xenophrys
Species: X. parallela
Binomial name
Xenophrys parallela
(Inger and Iskandar, 2005)[2]
Synonyms

Megophrys parallelus Inger and Iskandar, 2005

Xenophrys parallela or Megophrys parallelus[3] is a species of frog in the Megophryidae family. It is only known from its type locality Batang Sarasah, Lubuk Selasih, near Solok (West Sumatra). It is thus endemic to Indonesia.[4] Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Xenophrys parallela is a small-sized species among Megophrys; males grow to a snout–vent length of 40–48 mm (1.6–1.9 in). It has a stocky habitus.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Inger, R. (2006). "Xenophrys parallela". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  2. 1 2 Inger, R. F.; Iskandar, D. T. (2005). "A collection of amphibians from West Sumatra, with description of a new species of Megophrys (Amphibia: Anura)" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 53: 133–142.
  3. All Xenophrys were transferred to Megophrys in the Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, see Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Megophryidae Bonaparte, 1850". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  4. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Megophrys parallela Inger and Iskandar, 2005". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
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