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Boulenophrys
''Boulenophrys'' is a genus of frogs in the family Megophryidae. They occur in the China, Mainland Southeast Asia and Northeast India. It had been placed variously as a subgenus or synonymy of ''Megophrys ''Megophrys'' is a genus of frogs in the family Megophryidae. They are endemic to Indonesia, where they are found on the islands of Java and Sumatra. They commonly have elongated upper "eyebrows" and are thus known as Indonesian horned toads. Th ...''. Dubois, Ohler and Pyron first recognized that ''Panophrys'' is preoccupied and employed ''Boulenophrys'' as the generic name rather than ''Tianophrys'' under the Principle of First Revisor. Most of the species in this genus were formerly considered species of the genus ''Megophrys''. Taxonomy The following species are recognised in the genus ''Boulenophrys'': References {{Taxonbar, from=Q110208084 Megophryidae Amphibians of Asia Amphibian genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulenophrys Brachykolos
''Boulenophrys'' is a genus of frogs in the Family (biology), family Megophryidae. They occur in the China, Mainland Southeast Asia and Northeast India. It had been placed variously as a subgenus or Synonym (taxonomy), synonymy of ''Megophrys''. Dubois, Ohler and Pyron first recognized that ''Panophrys'' is preoccupied and employed ''Boulenophrys'' as the generic name rather than ''Tianophrys'' under the Principle of the First Reviser, Principle of First Revisor. Most of the species in this genus were formerly considered species of the genus ''Megophrys''. Taxonomy The following species are recognised in the genus ''Boulenophrys'': References {{Taxonbar, from=Q110208084 Boulenophrys, Megophryidae Amphibians of Asia Amphibian genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulenophrys Boettgeri
Boettger's horned toad (''Boulenophrys boettgeri''), also known as Boettger's spadefoot toad or the pale-shouldered horned toad, is a species of toad found in southern and southeastern China (the northern border runs roughly from Sichuan in the west to Shanxi in the north and Zhejiang in the east) and north-eastern India (Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and Assam). A closely related but probably as yet undescribed species in found in Tibet. The history of this species' discovery is highly international. It was described by George Albert Boulenger, a Belgian zoologist who made his career in the Natural History Museum, London. He named ''Boulenophrys boettgeri'' in honour of Oskar Boettger, a German zoologist, based on specimens collected by Irish ornithologist J. D. La Touche in Guadun village in Wuyishan, Fujian, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulenophrys Cheni
''Boulenophrys cheni'' is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to the middle Luoxiao Mountains at the border of Jiangxi and Hunan provinces in south-eastern China. Its specific name honours Chen Chunquan, former director of the Jinggang National Nature Reserve. Description Males measure and females in snout–vent length. The snout is short. The tympanum is distinct or indistinct, partly hidden by the swollen, light-coloured supratympanic fold. The skin of upper surfaces and flanks is smooth with tubercles; tubercles usually form dorsolateral rows, with a weak, X-shaped ridge between them, and four–five transverse rows on shanks. There is a small, horn-like tubercle at the edge of the eyelid. Ventral surface is smooth. Colouration above is red brown or olive brown, with the dorsum bearing a dark, reticular marking. Males have a single vocal sac. Based on calling males, reproductive season is April–September. Tadpoles are unknown. Distribution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulenophrys Daweimontis
''Boulenophrys daweimontis'', the Mount Dawei horned toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is only known from Mount Dawe) in Pingbian Miao Autonomous County, Yunnan, China, near the Vietnamese border. It is also likely to occur in the adjacent parts of Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease .... References daweimontis Amphibians of China Endemic fauna of Yunnan Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Amphibians described in 1997 {{Megophryidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
