Convex-tailed horned toad

The convex-tailed horned toad (Megophrys caudoprocta) is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae, endemic to China, and is only known from the type locality, Tianping Mountain, Sangzhi County, in Hunan.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers.[1]

Convex-tailed horned toad
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Megophrys
Species:
M. caudoprocta
Binomial name
Megophrys caudoprocta
Shen, 1994
Synonyms
  • Xenophrys caudoprocta (Shen, 1994)

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2020). "Megophrys caudoprocta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57634A63857086. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Xenophrys caudoprocta (Shen, 1994)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 September 2013.


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