Leptolalax oshanensis

Leptolalax oshanensis (Oshan metacarpal-tubercled toad or pigmy crawl frog) is a frog species in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to southern–central China (Guizhou, Hubei, and Sichuan provinces). Its type locality is Mount Emei (Chinese: 峨嵋山; pinyin: Éméi Shān; Wade–Giles: O2-mei2 Shan1).[2] The same mountain has given the species its name,[3] although this is now obscured because "Oshan" is a contraction of the transliteration that is no longer widely used, Omeishan. It has also been reported from Thailand and Laos but these are now considered to represent Leptolalax minimus.[2]

Leptolalax oshanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Leptolalax
Species:
L. oshanensis
Binomial name
Leptolalax oshanensis
(Liu, 1950)[2]
Synonyms

Megophrys oshanensis Liu, 1950 Paramegophrys oshanensis (Liu, 1950)

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.[1]

Leptolalax oshanensis is a small frog: males grow to a snout-vent length of about 28 mm (1.1 in) and females to 32 mm (1.3 in).[4]

References
  1. Fei, Liang & Wu, Guanfu (2009). "Leptolalax oshanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T57571A11646683. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57571A11646683.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Leptolalax oshanensis (Liu, 1950)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  3. Liu, Ch'eng-Chao (1950). "Amphibians of western China". Fieldiana: Zoology Memoirs. 2: 1–400.
  4. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 100. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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