Shaping horned toad
Species of frog
| Shaping horned toad | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Atympanophrys |
| Species: | A. shapingensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Atympanophrys shapingensis (Liu, 1950) | |
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The Shaping horned toad (Atympanophrys shapingensis) is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China and known only from Sichuan and Yunnan provinces.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Males measure 77 mm (3.0 in) and females 94 mm (3.7 in) in length.[3]
References
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Megophrys shapingensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57653A63855348. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T57653A63855348.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Xenophrys shapingensis (Liu, 1950)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 106. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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