Megophrys glandulosa

Megophrys glandulosa, the glandular horned toad or Jingdong spadefoot toad is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae found in Yunnan in China, in Nagaland in northeastern India, and in northern Kachin State, Myanmar.[2] It has recently been reported from Bhutan.[3] Its type locality is Mount Wuliang in Jingdong County, Yunnan.[2] Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests and rivers.[1]

Megophrys glandulosa
In Trashiyangtse District, Bhutan

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Megophrys
Species:
M. glandulosa
Binomial name
Megophrys glandulosa
Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990
Synonyms
  • Xenophrys glandulosa (Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990)

References

  1. Xie, Feng; Ohler, Annemarie (2004). "Megophrys glandulosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57638A11667930. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57638A11667930.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Xenophrys glandulosa (Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  3. Wangyal, J. T. (2013). "New records of reptiles and amphibians from Bhutan". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 5 (13): 4774–4783. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o3539.4774-83.


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