Scutiger muliensis

Scutiger muliensis is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to Sichuan, China, where it is only known from the area of its type locality in Muli county (southwestern Sichuan), altitude 3,050–3,400 m (10,010–11,150 ft) asl. Its common name is Muli cat-eyed toad.[3][4]

Scutiger muliensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Scutiger
Species:
S. muliensis
Binomial name
Scutiger muliensis
Fei and Ye, 1986[2]

Description

Males measure 68–80 mm (2.7–3.1 in) and females 60–68 mm (2.4–2.7 in) in snout–vent length. Tadpoles grow to 49 mm (1.9 in) in total length.[4] Scutiger muliensis resembles Scutiger mammatus but males have black spiny warts on the chest glands that are large, few and scattered, webbing between toes is poorly developed, and there are small warts around the vent and on the ventral side of the thighs and soles.[2]

Habitat and conservation

This species' natural habitats are low-gradient streams and riparian habitats, mainly shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by overgrazing and increasing human settlement.[1]

Scutiger muliensis is only known from the Muli county in Sichuan, China

References
  1. Fei Liang & Ye Changyuan (2004). "Scutiger muliensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57616A11663882. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57616A11663882.en.
  2. Fei, L. & Ye, C.-y. (1986). "A new species of the genus Scutiger from Hengduan Mountains (Amphibia: Pelobatidae)". Acta Zoologica Sinica. 32: 62–67.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Scutiger muliensis Fei and Ye, 1986". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  4. Fei, L.; C.-Y. Ye & J.-P. Jiang (2010). 中国两栖动物彩色图鉴 (Colored Atlas of Chinese Amphibians) (in Chinese). Sichuan Publishing Group/Sichuan Publishing House of Science and Technology. p. 142. ISBN 978-7-5364-6989-1.
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