Megophrys parva

Megophrys parva is a species of horned frog found in South Asia and Southeast Asia, from eastern India and Nepal through Bangladesh and Burma to western Thailand and southern China (Yunnan and Guangxi) and northern Laos and Vietnam.[1][2] Perhaps because of its wide distribution, Megophrys parva is known under many common names, including concave-crowned horned toad, lesser stream horned frog, mountain horned frog, brown horn frog, Burmese spadefoot toad, and small spadefoot toad.[2] It inhabits evergreen broadleaf forests alongside streams.[1]

Megophrys parva

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Megophrys
Species:
M. parva
Binomial name
Megophrys parva
(Boulenger, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Xenophrys monticola Günther, 1864
  • Leptobrachium parvum Boulenger, 1893
  • Xenophrys parva (Boulenger, 1893)
  • Megalophrys parva (Boulenger, 1893)

Males measure 43 mm (1.7 in) and females 45 mm (1.8 in) in length.[3]

References
  1. Peter Paul van Dijk; Bryan Stuart; Yang Datong; Wu Guanfu; Sushil Dutta; Sabitry Bordoloi; Tej Kumar Shrestha; Saibal Sengupta; Ghazi S.M. Asmat (2004). "Megophrys parva". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57651A11669946. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57651A11669946.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Megophrys parva (Boulenger, 1893)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 114. ISBN 978-7-5349-1835-3.


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