Leptolalax oshanensis

Leptolalax oshanensis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Megophryidae
Genus:	Leptolalax
Species:	L. oshanensis
Binomial name
	Leptolalax oshanensis; (Liu, 1950)[2]
Synonyms
	Megophrys oshanensis Liu, 1950 Paramegophrys oshanensis (Liu, 1950)

Leptolalax oshanensis (Oshan metacarpal-tubercled toad or pigmy crawl frog) is a frog species in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to southern–central China (Guizhou, Hubei, and Sichuan provinces). Its type locality is Mount Emei (Chinese: 峨嵋山; pinyin: Éméi Shān; Wade–Giles: O²-mei² Shan¹).[2] The same mountain has given the species its name,[3] although this is now obscured because "Oshan" is a contraction of the transliteration that is no longer widely used, Omeishan. It has also been reported from Thailand and Laos but these are now considered to represent Leptolalax minimus.[2]

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.[1]

Leptolalax oshanensis is a small frog: males grow to a snout-vent length of about 28 mm (1.1 in) and females to 32 mm (1.3 in).[4]

References

Fei, Liang & Wu, Guanfu (2009). "Leptolalax oshanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T57571A11646683. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57571A11646683.en.|date= / |doi= mismatch
Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Leptolalax oshanensis (Liu, 1950)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
Liu, Ch'eng-Chao (1950). "Amphibians of western China". Fieldiana: Zoology Memoirs. 2: 1–400.
Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 100. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.

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[IUCN-1] Fei, Liang & Wu, Guanfu (2009). "Leptolalax oshanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T57571A11646683. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57571A11646683.en.|date= / |doi= mismatch

[frost-2] Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Leptolalax oshanensis (Liu, 1950)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 September 2013.

[3] Liu, Ch'eng-Chao (1950). "Amphibians of western China". Fieldiana: Zoology Memoirs. 2: 1–400.

[4] Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 100. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.