Oreolalax puxiongensis

Oreolalax puxiongensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Oreolalax
Species: O. puxiongensis
Binomial name
Oreolalax puxiongensis
Liu & Fei, 1979
Synonyms

Scutiger puxiongensis (Liu & Fei, 1979)

Oreolalax puxiongensis (Puxiong toothed toad) is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family. It is endemic to China where it is only known from two locations in Yuexi County, Sichuan, including Puxiong, its type locality.[1][2] It inhabits marshes, pools, small streams and the surrounding subtropical forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Oreolalax puxiongensis is the smallest among the Oreolalax: males grow to about 43 mm (1.7 in) in snout-vent length and females to about 47 mm (1.9 in). Tadpoles are 50 mm (2.0 in) in length.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fei Liang, Ye Changyuan (2004). "Oreolalax puxiongensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Oreolalax puxiongensis (Liu and Fei, 1979)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 70. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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