Oreolalax liangbeiensis | |
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Conservation status | |
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Megophryidae |
Genus: | Oreolalax |
Species: | O. liangbeiensis |
Binomial name | |
Oreolalax liangbeiensis Liu & Fei, 1979 | |
Synonyms | |
Scutiger liangbeiensis (Liu & Fei, 1979) |
Oreolalax liangbeiensis (Liangbei toothed toad) is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae endemic to China: it is only known from the vicinity of its type locality, Puxiong (普雄镇) in Yuexi County, Sichuan, where it is known only from a single stream. Its natural habitats are subtropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Male Oreolalax liangbeiensis grow to about 52 mm (2.0 in) in snout-vent length and females to about 60 mm (2.4 in). Tadpoles are 61 mm (2.4 in) in length.
References
- ^ Liang, F.; Changyuan, Y. (2020). "Oreolalax liangbeiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57591A63862613. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T57591A63862613.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Oreolalax liangbeiensis Liu and Fei, 1979". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- "AmphibiaWeb - Oreolalax liangbeiensis".
- Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 66. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Oreolalax liangbeiensis |
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