Xenophrys sangzhiensis

Xenophrys sangzhiensis
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Xenophrys
Species: X. sangzhiensis
Binomial name
Xenophrys sangzhiensis
(Jiang, Ye & Fei, 2008)
Synonyms

Megophrys sangzhiensis Jiang, Ye & Fei, 2008

Xenophrys sangzhiensis is a frog species in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China, being only known from the type locality in Sangzhi County, Hunan, in south-central China.[1]

Xenophrys sangzhiensis resembles Xenophrys caudoprocta but is smaller, with snout-vent length of 55 mm (2.2 in).[2]

References

  1. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Xenophrys sangzhiensis (Jiang, Ye, and Fei, 2008)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Jiang, J.-P.; Ye, C.-Y., & Fei, L. (2008). "A new horn toad Megophrys sangzhiensis from Hunan, China (Amphibia, Anura)". Zoological Research. 29 (2): 219–222. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)


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