Rough-skinned horned toad

The rough-skinned horned toad or Tonkin spadefoot toad (Boulenophrys palpebralespinosa) is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is found in southern China (Yunnan and Guangxi), northern Vietnam, and northern Laos (Phongsaly Province).[2][3]

Rough-skinned horned toad
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Boulenophrys
Species:
B. palpebralespinosa
Binomial name
Boulenophrys palpebralespinosa
(Bourret, 1937)
Synonyms[2]
  • Xenophrys palpebralespinosa (Bourret, 1937)
  • Megophrys latidactyla Orlov, Poyarkov, and Nguyen, 2015
  • Megophrys palpebralespinosa

Boulenophrys palpebralespinosa is a small toad, measuring only 37 mm (1.5 in) in length.[4]

It occurs near streams in evergreen forest at elevations of 600–1,800 m (2,000–5,900 ft) above sea level. The tadpoles develop in clear mountain streams. It is threatened by habitat loss and degradation caused by rubber plantations, forest product collection, agricultural and forestry activities, fires, and presumably pollution.[1]

References
  1. van Dijk, P.P.; Swan, S.; Lu Shunqing; Yang Datong; Ohler, A. & Wu Guanfu (2018) [errata version of 2004 assessment]. "Megophrys palpebralespinosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57650A136564339.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Megophrys palpebralespinosa Bourret, 1937". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  3. "Boulenophrys palpebralespinosa (Bourret, 1937) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  4. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 120. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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