Convex-vented horned toad

The convex-vented horned toad (Xenophrys pachyproctus), also known as the Gelin spadefoot toad or Huang's spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is found in Tibet (China) and northern Vietnam,[2] and possibly in India. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers.[1]

Convex-vented horned toad
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Xenophrys
Species:
X. pachyproctus
Binomial name
Xenophrys pachyproctus
(Huang, 1981)
Synonyms
  • Megophrys pachyproctus Huang, 1981

Xenophrys pachyproctus is a small toad, measuring only 36 mm (1.4 in) in length.[3]

References

  1. Fei Liang, Michael Wai Neng Lau, Annemarie Ohler, Peter Paul van Dijk (2004). "Megophrys pachyproctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57649A11669486. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57649A11669486.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "Xenophrys pachyproctus (Huang, 1981) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  3. 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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