Leptobrachium ailaonicum

Leptobrachium ailaonicum (variously known as the Ailao spiny toad, Ailao moustache toad, or Yunnan moustache toad) is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is found in Yunnan in southern China and on Fansipan mountain in northern Vietnam. Its type locality is Xujiaba in the Ailao Mountains in Jingdong County, Yunnan.[2] At the time of the IUCN assessment in 2004, the population on Fansipan was considered a separate species, Leptobrachium (Vibrissaphora) echinatum, and assessed to be an endangered species.[3]

Leptobrachium ailaonicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Leptobrachium
Species:
L. ailaonicum
Binomial name
Leptobrachium ailaonicum
(Yang, Chen and Ma, 1983)
Synonyms

Vibrissaphora ailaonica Yang, Chen, and Ma, 1983
Leptobrachium (Vibrissaphora) echinatum Dubois and Ohler, 1998

The natural habitats of Leptobrachium ailaonicum are tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References
  1. Yang Datong; Lu Shunqing (2004). "Leptobrachium ailaonicum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57624A11665512. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57624A11665512.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Leptobrachium ailaonicum (Yang, Chen, and Ma, 1983)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  3. Peter Paul van Dijk; Steven Swan (2004). "Leptobrachium echinatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57626A11665946. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57626A11665946.en.


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