| Oreolalax puxiongensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Oreolalax |
| Species: | O. puxiongensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Oreolalax puxiongensis Liu & Fei, 1979 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Scutiger puxiongensis (Liu & Fei, 1979) | |
Oreolalax puxiongensis (Puxiong toothed toad) is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China where it is only known from two locations in Yuexi County, Sichuan, including Puxiong (普雄镇), its type locality. It inhabits marshes, pools, small streams and the surrounding subtropical forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Oreolalax puxiongensis is the smallest among the Oreolalax: males grow to about 43 mm (1.7 in) in snout-vent length and females to about 47 mm (1.9 in). Tadpoles are 50 mm (2.0 in) in length.
See also
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Oreolalax puxiongensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57599A63861392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T57599A63861392.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Oreolalax puxiongensis (Liu and Fei, 1979)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 70. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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| Oreolalax puxiongensis | |
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