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Leptobrachium leishanense

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Leptobrachium leishanense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Leptobrachium
Species:
L. leishanense
Binomial name
Leptobrachium leishanense
(Liu & Hu, 1973)
Synonyms

Vibrissaphora leishanensis Liu & Hu, 1973

Leptobrachium leishanense, the Leishan spiny toad or Leishan moustache toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China: it is only known from the vicinity of its type locality in Leishan County in Guizhou.[2] Its natural habitats are moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss and overexploitation.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Leptobrachium leishanense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57627A63864909. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T57627A63864909.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Leptobrachium leishanense (Liu and Hu, 1973)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 September 2013.