Megophrys parallela

Megophrys parallela[3] is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is only known from its type locality Batang Sarasah, Lubuk Selasih, near Solok (West Sumatra). It is thus endemic to Indonesia.[4] Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Megophrys parallela
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Megophrys
Species:
M. parallela
Binomial name
Megophrys parallela
Inger and Iskandar, 2005[2]
Synonyms
  • Xenophrys parallela (Inger and Iskandar, 2005)

Megophrys parallela is a small-sized species among Megophrys; males grow to a snout–vent length of 40–48 mm (1.6–1.9 in). It has a stocky habitus.[2]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2018. Megophrys parallela. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T61842A97462605. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T61842A97462605.en. Downloaded on 22 December 2018.
  2. Inger, R. F.; Iskandar, D. T. (2005). "A collection of amphibians from West Sumatra, with description of a new species of Megophrys (Amphibia: Anura)" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 53: 133–142. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-14.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Megophryidae Bonaparte, 1850". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  4. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Megophrys parallela Inger and Iskandar, 2005". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 April 2014.


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