Leptolalax alpinus

Leptolalax alpinus is a frog species in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to Jingdong County in Yunnan, China, where it occurs in Wuliangshan National Nature Reserve.[2]

Leptolalax alpinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Leptolalax
Species:
L. alpinus
Binomial name
Leptolalax alpinus
Fei, Ye and Li, 1990[2]

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. Yang, Datong; Wu, Guanfu (2004). "Leptolalax alpinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57561A11658190. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57561A11658190.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Leptolalax alpinus Fei, Ye, and Li, 1990". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 June 2013.


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