Wawu horned toad

Atympanophrys wawuensis, commonly known as the Wawu horned toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China. It is only known from the type locality, Mount Wawu in Hongya County, Sichuan, which is located to the northwest of Mount Emei.[2] Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, and intermittent rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Wawu horned toad
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Atympanophrys
Species:
A. wawuensis
Binomial name
Atympanophrys wawuensis
(Fei, Jiang and Zheng, 2001)
Synonyms
  • Megophrys wawuensis Fei, Jiang and Zheng, 2001
  • Xenophrys wawuensis (Fei, Jiang and Zheng, 2001)

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Megophrys wawuensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57656A63855447. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T57656A63855447.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. "Atympanophrys wawuensis (Fei, Jiang, and Zheng, 2001) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.


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