Overview
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Endangered |
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Description
Habitat
Ecology: It inhabits forests
, and breeds
in hill
streams
.[1]
List of Habitats
:1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls
)
5.2Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Amphibia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Amphibians
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Superorder:
Salientia
()
- Order:
Anura
()
- (Rafinesque, 1815) Hogg, 1839:152
- Suborder:
Archeobatrachia
()
- Superfamily:
Pelobatoidea
()
- Bonaparte, 1850
- Family:
Megophryidae
()
- Bonaparte, 1850
- Genus:
Xenophrys
()
- Günther, 1864
- Specific name:
brachykolos
- (Inger and Romer, 1961)
- Scientific name: - Xenophrys brachykolos (Inger and Romer, 1961)
- Specific name:
brachykolos
- (Inger and Romer, 1961)
- Genus:
Xenophrys
(
- Family:
Megophryidae
(
- Superfamily:
Pelobatoidea
(
- Suborder:
Archeobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- Superorder:
Salientia
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Class:
Amphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 03-Feb-2005
Similar Species
Members of the genus Xenophrys
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 32 species and subspecies in this genus:
X. aceras · X. auralensis · X. baluensis · X. boettgeri · X. brachykolos · X. caudoprocta · X. daweimontis · X. dringi · X. giganticus · X. glandulosa · X. jingdongensis · X. kempii · X. kuatunensis · X. lateralis · X. longipes · X. major · X. mangshanensis · X. medogensis · X. minor · X. nankiangensis · X. omeimontis (Mount Omei Spadefoot Toad) · X. pachyproctus · X. palpebralespinosa · X. parva · X. robusta · X. shapingensis · X. shuichengensis · X. spinata · X. wawuensis · X. wuliangshanensis · X. wushanensis · X. zhangi
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Further Reading
- Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
- Fei, L., Ye, C.-Y., Huang, Y.-A. and Liu, M.-Y. 1999. Atlas of Amphibians of China. Henan Science and Technical Press, Zhengzhou.
- Inger, R.F. and Romer, J.D. 1961. A new pelobatid frog of the genus Megophrys from Hong Kong. Fieldiana: Zool. Mem. 58: 1-24.
- Lau, M.W.N. 1998. Habitat Use by Hong Kong Amphibians, with Special Reference to the Ecology and Conservation of Philautus romeri. Ph.D. Thesis, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
- Orlov, N.L., Khalikov, R.G., Murphy, R.W. and Lathrop, A. 2000. Atlas of Megophryids (Megophryidae: Anura: Amphibia) of Vietnam. CD-ROM:
- Zhao, E.-M. and Adler, K. 1993. Herpetology of China. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Oxford, Ohio.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 11, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- Lau, M.W.N., Ermi, Z., Ohler, A. & van Dijk, P.P. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- Yale University Peabody Museum: Peabody Herp Collection DiGIR provider Service
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 4804224
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-664227
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 664227
- IUCN ID: 57633
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 131157
Footnotes
- Lau, M.W.N., Ermi, Z., Ohler, A. & van Dijk, P.P. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
