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Convex-vented horned toad

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Species of frog

Convex-vented horned toad
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Xenophrys
Species: X. pachyproctus
Binomial name
Xenophrys pachyproctus
(Huang, 1981)
Synonyms
  • Megophrys pachyproctus Huang, 1981

The convex-vented horned toad (Xenophrys pachyproctus), also known as the Gelin spadefoot toad or Huang's spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is found in Tibet (China) and northern Vietnam, and possibly in India. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers.

Xenophrys pachyproctus is a small toad, measuring only 36 mm (1.4 in) in length.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2023). "Megophrys pachyproctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T57649A63855179. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T57649A63855179.en. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. "Xenophrys pachyproctus (Huang, 1981) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 120. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
Taxon identifiers
Megophrys pachyproctus


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