Scutiger (toad)

Scutiger
Scutiger boulengeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Scutiger
Theobald, 1868
Type species
Bombinator sikimmensis
Blyth, 1855

Scutiger is a genus of toads in the family Megophryidae. They are known commonly as lazy toads. They occur in China, Burma, Nepal, and northern India in high-altitude habitats.[1] Most are endemic to China.[2]

Species

There are 20 species:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Scutiger Theobald, 1868". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 Jiang, K., et al. (2012). A new species of the genus Scutiger (Anura: Megophryidae) from southeastern Tibet, China. Zootaxa 3388, 29-40.

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