Shaping horned toad

Shaping horned toad
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Xenophrys
Species: X. shapingensis
Binomial name
Xenophrys shapingensis
(Liu, 1950)
Synonyms

Megophrys shapingensis Liu, 1950
Atympanophrys shapingensis (Liu, 1950)

The Shaping horned toad (Xenophrys shapingensis) is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family. It is endemic to China, known only from Sichuan and Yunnan provinces.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Males measure 77 mm (3.0 in) and females 94 mm (3.7 in) in length.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Wu Guanfu, Xie Feng (2004). "Xenophrys shapingensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Xenophrys shapingensis (Liu, 1950)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 106. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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