Great piebald horned toad

The great piebald horned toad (Megophrys gigantica), or giant spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae, endemic to China. It is known only from Jingdong Yi Autonomous County and Yongde County in southwestern Yunnan.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Great piebald horned toad
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Megophrys
Species:
M. gigantica
Binomial name
Megophrys gigantica
Liu, Hu & Yang, 1960
Synonyms
  • Xenophrys giganticus (Liu, Hu & Yang, 1960)
  • Atympanophrys gigantica (Liu, Hu & Yang, 1960)
  • Xenophrys giganticus (Liu, Hu & Yang, 1960)

References
  1. Wu Guanfu; Yang Datong (2004). "Megophrys giganticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57637A11667811. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57637A11667811.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Xenophrys gigantica (Liu, Hu, and Yang, 1960)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 July 2013.


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