The Bijie leaf litter toad (Leptobrachella bijie) is a species of frog from the genus Leptobrachella. It's endemic to China and was scientifically described in 2019.[2] It occurs in an elevation range of 1,670 to 1,750 m (5,480 to 5,740 ft) in wetlands and forests.
Bijie leaf litter toad | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Megophryidae |
Genus: | Leptobrachella |
Species: | L. bijie
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Binomial name | |
Leptobrachella bijie Wang, Li, Li, Chen & Wang, 2019
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References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Leptobrachella bijie". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T152340346A152340389. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T152340346A152340389.en.
- ^ Wang, Jian; Li, Yu-Long; Li, Yao; Chen, Hong-Hui; Zeng, Ya-Jun; Shen, Jing-Min; Wang, Ying-Yong (2019-05-20). "Morphology, molecular genetics, and acoustics reveal two new species of the genus Leptobrachella from northwestern Guizhou Province, China (Anura, Megophryidae)". ZooKeys (848): 119–154. doi:10.3897/zookeys.848.29181. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 6536485. PMID 31160882.