Xenophrys lekaguli

Xenophrys lekaguli
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Megophryidae
Genus:	Xenophrys
Species:	X. lekaguli
Binomial name
Xenophrys lekaguli (Stuart, Chuaynkern, Chan-ard, and Inger, 2006)
Synonyms
Megophrys lekaguli Stuart, Chuaynkern, Chan-ard, and Inger, 2006

Xenophrys lekaguli is a species of frog belonging to the family Megophryidae.^[2] It is only known from fast-flowing, rocky streams and their vicinity in Chanthaburi and Sa Kaeo Provinces in Eastern Thailand. The specific name commemorates Thai zoologist and conservationist Dr Boonsong Lekagul.^[3]

Description

This is a medium-sized Xenophrys, the female having a body length of up to 94 mm, the male up to 67 mm. The upper parts are light brown with darker markings, the flank is yellowish and the underside pinkish. The legs have black spots. The bluntly pointed snout projects distinctly beyond the lower jaw. The species is most similar to Xenophrys auralensis and Xenophrys major but can be distinguished from the former by the smaller size of the male and the presence of teeth on the vomer and from the latter by lacking a pale stripe above the mouth and having a patterned (as opposed to plain) eyelid. The slender tadpole has the mouth shaped like an upturned funnel, which is typical of the genus.^[3]

References

1. Bryan Stuart, Yodchaiy Chuaynkern (2008). "Xenophrys lekaguli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Xenophrys lekaguli (Stuart, Chuaynkern, Chan-ard, and Inger, 2006)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
3. Stuart, Bryan L. (2006). "Three new species of frogs and a new tadpole from Eastern Thailand". Fieldiana Zoology 111: 1–19. doi:10.3158/0015-0754(2006)187[1:TNSOFA]2.0.CO;2.