Convex-tailed horned toad

Convex-tailed horned toad
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Boulenophrys
Species:
B. caudoprocta
Binomial name
Boulenophrys caudoprocta
Shen, 1994
Synonyms
  • Xenophrys caudoprocta (Shen, 1994)
  • Megophrys caudoprocta (Shen, 1994)

The convex-tailed horned toad (Boulenophrys caudoprocta) is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae, endemic to China, and is only known from the type locality, Tianping Mountain, Sangzhi County, in Hunan.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Megophrys caudoprocta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57634A63857086. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T57634A63857086.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Boulenophrys caudoprocta (Shen, 1994)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.1, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 4 August 2022.


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