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Leptolalax pluvialis

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Leptolalax pluvialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Leptolalax
Species:
L. pluvialis
Binomial name
Leptolalax pluvialis
Ohler, Marquis, Swan & Grosjean, 2000
Distribution of Leptolalax pluvialis

Leptolalax pluvialis (sometimes referred to as rainy toad) is a frog species in the family Megophryidae. It is only known from its type locality, Fansipan mountain range in northern Vietnam, although it is expected to be found also in adjacent Yunnan, China.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical moist montane forests and rivers. Its status is insufficiently known.[1]

Description

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Leptolalax pluvialis is a small-sized Leptolalax: males measure 22–23 mm (0.87–0.91 in) in snout-vent length. Its back is greyish brown with dark pattern with few black spots on its sides. It has dark golden irises.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2017). "Leptolalax pluvialis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T57574A86430531. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T57574A86430531.en. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Leptolalax pluvialis Ohler, Marquis, Swan, and Grosjean, 2000". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  3. ^ Ohler, A.; K. C. Wollenberg; P. Grosjean; R. Hendrix; M. Vences; T. Ziegler; A. Dubois (2011). "Sorting out Lalos: description of new species and additional taxonomic data on megophryid frogs from northern Indochina (genus Leptolalax, Megophryidae, Anura)". Zootaxa. 3147: 1–83.