Leptobrachella oshanensis

Leptobrachella oshanensis, also known as the Oshan metacarpal-tubercled toad or pigmy crawl frog, is a frog species in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to southern–central China (Guizhou, Hubei, Gansu, and Sichuan provinces as well as the municipality of Chongqing). Its type locality is Mount Emei (Chinese: 峨嵋山; pinyin: Éméi Shān; Wade–Giles: O2-mei2 Shan1).[2] The same mountain has given the species its name.[3] [lower-alpha 1] It has also been reported from Thailand and Laos but these are now considered to represent Leptobrachella minimus.[2]

Leptobrachella oshanensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Leptobrachella
Species:
L. oshanensis
Binomial name
Leptobrachella oshanensis
(Liu, 1950)
Synonyms[2]

Megophrys oshanensis Liu, 1950 Paramegophrys oshanensis (Liu, 1950) Leptolalax oshanensis (Liu, 1950)

Leptobrachella oshanensis occurs in hill streams as well as the surrounding broadleaf and mixed forests at elevations of 600–1,800 m (2,000–5,900 ft) above sea level. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.[1]

Leptobrachella oshanensis is a small frog: males grow to a snout-vent length of about 28 mm (1.1 in) and females to 32 mm (1.3 in).[4]

References
  1. This connection is now obscured because "Oshan" is a contraction of the transliteration that is no longer widely used, Omeishan.
  1. Fei Liang.; Wu Guanfu. (2018) [errata version of 2004 assessment]. "Leptolalax oshanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57571A136561460. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Leptobrachella oshanensis (Liu, 1950)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  3. Liu, Ch'eng-Chao (1950). "Amphibians of western China". Fieldiana: Zoology Memoirs. 2: 1–400.
  4. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 100. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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