Description
Habitat
Ecology: It is known from forested areas, where adults
are often found near streams
, lakes
and cultivated fields
. It breeds
in streams.[1]
List of Habitats
:1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls
)
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:
medogensis
- (Fei, Ye and Huang, 1983)
- Scientific name: - Xenophrys medogensis (Fei, Ye and Huang, 1983)
- Specific name:
medogensis
- (Fei, Ye and Huang, 1983)
- 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
There are approximately 32 species 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. and Ye, C.-Y. 1983. Two new subspecies of Megophrys omeimontis Liu from China (Amphibia:Pelobatidae). Acta Herpetologica Sinica 2(2): 49-52.
- Fei, L., Ye, C.-Y., Huang, Y.-A. and Liu, M.-Y. 1999. Atlas of Amphibians of China. Henan Science and Technical Press, Zhengzhou.
- MacKinnon, J., Meng, S., Cheung, C., Carey, G., Zhu, X. and Melville, D. 1996. A Biodiversity Review of China. World Wide Fund for Nature International, Hong Kong.
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.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 07, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
- Liang, F. & Lau, M.W.N. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 07, 2007:
- Avian Knowledge Network, Hawk Migration Association of North America - HawkCount
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection
- Museum of Southwestern Biology, Division of Amphibians and Reptiles, Museum of Southwestern Biology, Division of Amphibians and Reptiles database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 29380
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-664238
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 664238
- IUCN ID: 57645
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 131168
Footnotes
- Liang, F. & Lau, M.W.N. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
