Boulenophrys sangzhiensis

Boulenophrys sangzhiensis is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China, being only known from the type locality in Sangzhi County, Hunan, in south-central China.[2]

Boulenophrys sangzhiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Boulenophrys
Species:
B. sangzhiensis
Binomial name
Boulenophrys sangzhiensis
(Jiang, Ye & Fei, 2008)
Synonyms
  • Xenophrys sangzhiensis (Jiang, Ye & Fei, 2008)
  • Megophrys sangzhiensis

Boulenophrys sangzhiensis resembles Boulenophrys caudoprocta but is smaller, with snout-vent length of 55 mm (2.2 in).[3]

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2020). "Megophrys sangzhiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T195408A2382236. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T195408A2382236.en. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  2. "Boulenophrys sangzhiensis (Jiang, Ye, and Fei, 2008) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  3. Jiang, J.-P.; Ye, C.-Y.; Fei, L. (2008). "A new horn toad Megophrys sangzhiensis from Hunan, China (Amphibia, Anura)". Zoological Research. 29 (2): 219–222.


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