Megophrys fansipanensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Megophryidae
Subfamilia: Megophryinae
Genus: Megophrys
Species: Megophrys fansipanensis

Name

Megophrys fansipanensis Tapley, Cutajar, Mahony, Nguyen, Dau, Luong, Le, Nguyen, Nguyen, Portway, Luong & Rowley, 2018: 307

• Holotype: VNMN 2018.01, adult ♂, collected by Jodi J.L. Rowley, Dau Quang Vinh, Pham Van Sang, Tran Van Tu, Hang A Su, Hoang A Di and Dinh Van Xuan on 12 June 2012.
• Type locality: “perched on a stick 3 m above a 2 m wide low-gradient stream in disturbed evergreen forest on Mount Fansipan, Hoang Lien National Park (HLNP), Sa Pa District, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam (22.32827° N, 103.78184° E, 2242 m asl)”.

References

Primary references

• Tapley, B., Cutajar, T., Mahony, S., Nguyen, C.T., Dau, V.Q., Luong, A.M., Le, D.T., Nguyen, T.T., Nguyen, T.Q., Portway, C., Luong, H.V. & Rowley, J.J.L. 2018. Two new and potentially highly threatened Megophrys Horned frogs (Amphibia: Megophryidae) from Indochina’s highest mountains. Zootaxa 4508(3): 301–333. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4508.3.1. Reference page.