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Bufo ailaoanus (Toad)

Synonyms: Torrentophryne ailaoanus

Wikipedia Abstract

The Ailao toad (Bufo ailaoanus) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to China. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It was discovered in the Ailaoshan National Nature Reserve in Ailao Mountains, Yunnan. The toad was first described in 1984 and has not been seen since, as it is hard to find and thought to be rare. It is a small toad, about 40 mm (1.6 in) in length.
View Wikipedia Record: Bufo ailaoanus

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Bufo ailaoanus

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Yunnan Plateau subtropical evergreen forests China Palearctic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Ailaoshan Nature Reserve V 332544 Yunnan, China  

Range Map

External References

Citations

Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0