Scutiger maculatus
Scutiger maculatus, the spotted lazy toad or Piebald alpine toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China where it is known from Garze, northwestern Sichuan and Jiangda, eastern Tibet. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Scutiger maculatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Scutiger |
| Species: | S. maculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Scutiger maculatus (Liu, 1950) | |
References
- Fei Liang; Zhao Wenge (2004). "Scutiger maculatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T57614A11663435. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57614A11663435.en. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
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