Oreolalax pingii

Oreolalax pingii (Chinese lazy toad or Ping's toothed toad) is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to south-western China where it is restricted to the Daliang and Hengduan Mountains in Sichuan and Yunnan.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical moist montane forests, moist shrubland, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Oreolalax pingii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Oreolalax
Species:
O. pingii
Binomial name
Oreolalax pingii
(Liu, 1943)
Synonyms

Scutiger pingii Liu, 1943

Range

It is known only from two locations.[1]

Morphology

Male Oreolalax pingii grow to about 47 mm (1.9 in) in snout-vent length and females to 52 mm (2.0 in). Tadpoles are 64 mm (2.5 in) in length[3]

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References
  1. Fei Liang; Ye Changyuan (2004). "Oreolalax pingii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57597A11653730. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57597A11653730.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Oreolalax pingii (Liu, 1943)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 88. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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