Leptolalax sungi

Leptolalax sungi (Sung toad or Sang's metacarpal-tubercled toad) is a frog species in the family Megophryidae. It is found in Vĩnh Phúc and Lào Cai Provinces in northern Vietnam and in Guangxi in southern China.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, and rivers. Its status is insufficiently known.[1] This species was first found along a stream near Tam Đảo village, about 925 meters ASL.[3]

Leptolalax sungi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Leptolalax
Species:
L. sungi
Binomial name
Leptolalax sungi
Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov and Ho, 1998

Description

Leptolalax sungi are the largest frogs in the genus Leptolalax: males measure 48–53 mm (1.9–2.1 in) and females 57–59 mm (2.2–2.3 in) in snout-vent length. Their back is granular with distinct tubercles but uniform in colour or with light spots. The sides have small dark spots. They have iridescent gold-green irises.[4]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2017. Leptolalax sungi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T57575A47153198. http://oldredlist.iucnredlist.org/details/57575/0 Downloaded on 27 September 2017.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Leptolalax sungi Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov, and Ho, 1998". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  3. Thompson, Christian (2008-12-15). "First Contact in the Greater Mekong" (pdf). World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  4. Ohler, A.; K. C. Wollenberg; P. Grosjean; R. Hendrix; M. Vences; T. Ziegler; A. Dubois (2011). "Sorting out Lalos: description of new species and additional taxonomic data on megophryid frogs from northern Indochina (genus Leptolalax, Megophryidae, Anura)". Zootaxa. 3147: 1–83.
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