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Species of frog

Little horned toad
In Mongar District, Bhutan
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
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. It has recently been reported from Bhutan. 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.

References

  1. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Megophrys minor


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