Bijie leaf litter toad

The Bijie leaf litter toad (Leptobrachella bijie) is a species of frog from the genus Leptobrachella. It's endemic to China and was scientifically described in 2019.[2] It occurs in an elevation range of 1,670 to 1,750 m (5,480 to 5,740 ft) in wetlands and forests.

Habitat of Leptobrachella bijie

Bijie leaf litter toad
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Leptobrachella
Species:
L. bijie
Binomial name
Leptobrachella bijie
Wang, Li, Li, Chen & Wang, 2019

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Leptobrachella bijie". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T152340346A152340389. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T152340346A152340389.en.
  2. Wang, Jian; Li, Yu-Long; Li, Yao; Chen, Hong-Hui; Zeng, Ya-Jun; Shen, Jing-Min; Wang, Ying-Yong (2019-05-20). "Morphology, molecular genetics, and acoustics reveal two new species of the genus Leptobrachella from northwestern Guizhou Province, China (Anura, Megophryidae)". ZooKeys. 848: 119–154. doi:10.3897/zookeys.848.29181. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 6536485.


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