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Little horned toad
In Mongar District, Bhutan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Boulenophrys
Species:
B. minor
Binomial name
Boulenophrys minor
( Stejneger, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Megophrys minor Stejneger, 1926
  • Xenophrys minor

The little horned toad (Boulenophrys minor), also known as the dwarf horned toad, Kwangshien spadefoot toad, or tiny spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is found in southern China, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly in Laos and Myanmar. [2] It has recently been reported from Bhutan. [3] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b Li Cheng, Wu Guanfu, Peter Paul van Dijk, Annemarie Ohler (2004). "Megophrys minor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57646A11669129. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57646A11669129.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.{{ cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link)
  2. ^ "Boulenophrys minor (Stejneger, 1926) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  3. ^ Wangyal, J. T. (2013). "New records of reptiles and amphibians from Bhutan". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 5 (13): 4774–4783. doi: 10.11609/JoTT.o3539.4774-83.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Little horned toad
In Mongar District, Bhutan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Boulenophrys
Species:
B. minor
Binomial name
Boulenophrys minor
( Stejneger, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Megophrys minor Stejneger, 1926
  • Xenophrys minor

The little horned toad (Boulenophrys minor), also known as the dwarf horned toad, Kwangshien spadefoot toad, or tiny spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is found in southern China, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly in Laos and Myanmar. [2] It has recently been reported from Bhutan. [3] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b Li Cheng, Wu Guanfu, Peter Paul van Dijk, Annemarie Ohler (2004). "Megophrys minor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57646A11669129. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57646A11669129.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.{{ cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link)
  2. ^ "Boulenophrys minor (Stejneger, 1926) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  3. ^ Wangyal, J. T. (2013). "New records of reptiles and amphibians from Bhutan". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 5 (13): 4774–4783. doi: 10.11609/JoTT.o3539.4774-83.



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