Oreolalax xiangchengensis (Xiangcheng lazy toad or Xiangcheng toothed toad) is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China where it can be found in western Sichuan and in the Hengduan Mountains in northern Yunnan.[2] Its range includes Baimaxueshan, Habaxueshan, Panzhihua-Sutie, and Yading Nature Reserves.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Oreolalax |
| Species: | O. xiangchengensis
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| Oreolalax xiangchengensis Fei and Huang, 1983
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Scutiger xiangchengensis (Fei and Huang, 1983) | |
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Male Oreolalax xiangchengensis grow to about 49 mm (1.9 in) in snout-vent length and females to about 57 mm (2.2 in). Tadpoles are 60 mm (2.4 in) in length.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Oreolalax xiangchengensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57604A63867607. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T57604A63867607.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Oreolalax xiangchengensis Fei and Huang, 1983". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 64. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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