Leptobrachium leishanense

Leptobrachium leishanense, the Leishan spiny toad or Leishan moustache toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China: it is only known from the vicinity of its type locality in Leishan County in Guizhou.[2] Its natural habitats are moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss and overexploitation.[1]

Leptobrachium leishanense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Leptobrachium
Species:
L. leishanense
Binomial name
Leptobrachium leishanense
(Liu & Hu, 1973)
Synonyms

Vibrissaphora leishanensis Liu & Hu, 1973

References

  1. Zhao Ermi; Wu Guanfu (2004). "Leptobrachium leishanense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57627A11666173. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57627A11666173.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Leptobrachium leishanense (Liu and Hu, 1973)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 September 2013.


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