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Great piebald horned toad
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Atympanophrys
Species: A. gigantica
Binomial name
Atympanophrys gigantica
(Liu, Hu & Yang, 1960)
Synonyms
  • Megophrys giganticus Liu, Hu & Yang, 1960
  • Xenophrys giganticus (Liu, Hu & Yang, 1960)

The great piebald horned toad (Atympanophrys gigantica), or giant spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae, endemic to China. It is known only from Jingdong Yi Autonomous County and Yongde County in southwestern Yunnan. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ Wu Guanfu, Yang Datong (2004). "Megophrys gigantica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57637A11667811. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57637A11667811.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. "Atympanophrys gigantica (Liu, Hu, and Yang, 1960) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
Taxon identifiers
Megophrys giganticus


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