Convex-vented horned toad
The Convex-vented horned toad (Megophrys 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 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Megophrys |
| Species: | M. pachyproctus |
| Binomial name | |
| Megophrys pachyproctus Huang, 1981 | |
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Megophrys pachyproctus is a small toad, measuring only 36 mm (1.4 in) in length.[3]
References
- 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 3 January 2018.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Xenophrys pachyproctus (Huang, 1981)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- 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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