Kuatun horned toad
| Xenophrys kuatunensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Xenophrys |
| Species: | X. kuatunensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenophrys kuatunensis (Pope, 1929) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Megalophrys kuatunensis Pope, 1929[2] | |
The Kuatun horned toad or Kuatun spadefoot toad (Xenophrys kuatunensis) is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family. It is found in southeastern China and northern Vietnam. Its name is testimony to its type locality, Kuatun (Guadun in modern spelling: Chinese: 挂墩; pinyin: guàdūn) village in Wuyishan, Fujian.[3][4] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Males measure 26–30 mm (1.0–1.2 in) and females 37 mm (1.5 in) in length.[4][5]
References
- 1 2 Gu Huiqing; Geng Baorong; Peter Paul van Dijk; Annemarie Ohler (2004). "Xenophrys kuatunensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ↑ Pope, C. H. (1929). "Four new frogs from Fukien Province, China". American Museum Novitates. 352: 1–5.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Megophrys kuatunensis (Pope, 1929)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- 1 2 "Megophrys kuatunensis Pope, 1929". AmphibiaChina (in Chinese). Kunming Institute of Zoology. 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ↑ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 116. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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