Megophrys sangzhiensis

Megophrys sangzhiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Megophryidae
Genus:Megophrys
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.


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