Spiny-fingered horned toad

The spiny-fingered horned toad (Megophrys spinata) or spiny spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China and known from Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi provinces.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Spiny-fingered horned toad

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Megophrys
Species:
M. spinata
Binomial name
Megophrys spinata
Liu and Hu, 1973
Synonyms
  • Xenophrys spinata (Liu and Hu, 1973)

Males measure 50 mm (2.0 in) and females 55 mm (2.2 in) in length.[3]

References
  1. Michael Wai Neng Lau; Zhao Ermi (2004). "Megophrys spinata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57655A11670442. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57655A11670442.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Xenophrys spinata (Liu and Hu, 1973)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 114. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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