The Wushan horned toad (Boulenophrys wushanensis) is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is only known from its type locality in the Wu Mountains of Chongqing Municipality (formerly part of Sichuan province) and is thus endemic to China.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Wushan horned toad | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Megophryidae |
Genus: | Boulenophrys |
Species: | B. wushanensis
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Binomial name | |
Boulenophrys wushanensis (Ye and Fei, 1995)
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References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Megophrys wushanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57658A63853515. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T57658A63853515.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Boulenophrys wushanensis (Ye and Fei, 1995) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.