Mount Dawei horned toad

Mount Dawei horned toad
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Megophryidae
Genus:Megophrys
Species: X. daweimontis
Binomial name
Xenophrys daweimontis
(Rao and Yang, 1997)
Synonyms

Megophrys daweimontis Rao and Yang, 1997

The Mount Dawei horned toad, (Xenophrys daweimontis), is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is only known from Mount Dawei (大围山) in Pingbian Miao Autonomous County, Yunnan, China, near the Vietnamese border. It is also likely to occur in the adjacent parts of Vietnam.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Yang Datong; Lu Shunqing (2004). "Megophrys daweimontis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T57635A11667602. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57635A11667602.en. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Xenophrys daweimontis (Rao and Yang, 1997)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved September 21, 2013.


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