Oreolalax schmidti

Oreolalax schmidti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Oreolalax
Species: O. schmidti
Binomial name
Oreolalax schmidti
(Liu, 1947)
Synonyms

Scutiger schmidti Liu, 1947

Oreolalax schmidti (Schmidt's lazy toad or webless toothed toad) is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family. It is endemic to China where it can be found in the Hengduan Mountains in western Sichuan and northern Yunnan provinces.[2] Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical moist shrubland, rivers, swamps, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] It is named after Karl Patterson Schmidt, American herpetologist.[3]

Male Oreolalax schmidti grow to about 43 mm (1.7 in) in snout-vent length and females to about 51 mm (2.0 in). Tadpoles are 53 mm (2.1 in) in length.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Xie Feng, Wu Guanfu (2004). "Oreolalax schmidti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Oreolalax schmidti (Liu, 1947)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  3. Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 302. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.
  4. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. pp. 70–72. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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