Oreolalax jingdongensis

Oreolalax jingdongensis (Jingdong lazy toad or Jingdong toothed toad) is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China: it is only found in the Ailao Mountains region in Yunnan, including the Jingdong County that has given it its name.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Oreolalax jingdongensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Oreolalax
Species:
O. jingdongensis
Binomial name
Oreolalax jingdongensis
Ma, Yang, and Li, 1983
Synonyms

Scutiger jingdongensis (Ma, Yang, and Li, 1983)

Male Oreolalax jingdongensis grow to about 50 mm (2.0 in) in snout-vent length and females to about 49 mm (1.9 in). Tadpoles are 80 mm (3.1 in) in length.[3]

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Oreolalax jingdongensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57590A63862330. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T57590A63862330.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Oreolalax jingdongensis Ma, Yang, and Li, 1983". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. pp. 62–64. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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