Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Megophryidae > Megophrys > Megophrys palpebralespinosa

Megophrys palpebralespinosa (Tonkin Spadefoot Toad)

Synonyms: Boulenophrys palpebralespinosa; Panophrys palpebralespinosa; Xenophrys palpebralespinosa

Wikipedia Abstract

The rough-skinned horned toad or Tonkin spadefoot toad (Xenophrys palpebralespinosa) is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family. It is found in southern China (Yunnan and Guangxi), northern Vietnam, and northern Laos (Phongsaly Province).Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss. Xenophrys palpebralespinosa is a small toad, measuring only 37 mm (1.5 in) in length.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
8
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
32
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 16.32
EDGE Score: 2.85
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Attributes

Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  1.496 inches (3.8 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Northern Indochina subtropical forests China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests China, Viet Nam Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
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
Daweishan Nature Reserve V 122415 Yunnan, China  

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Indo-Burma Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam No

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
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