Leptobrachium leishanense, the Leishan spiny toad or Leishan moustache toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China: it is only known from the vicinity of its type locality in Leishan County in Guizhou.[2] Its natural habitats are moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss and overexploitation.[1]
Leptobrachium leishanense | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Megophryidae |
Genus: | Leptobrachium |
Species: | L. leishanense
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Binomial name | |
Leptobrachium leishanense (Liu & Hu, 1973)
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Synonyms | |
Vibrissaphora leishanensis Liu & Hu, 1973 |
References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Leptobrachium leishanense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57627A63864909. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T57627A63864909.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Leptobrachium leishanense (Liu and Hu, 1973)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 September 2013.