Scutiger tengchongensis

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: Leptobrachiinae
Genus: Scutiger
Species: Scutiger tengchongensis

Name

Scutiger tengchongensis Yang & Huang, 2019: 12

• Holotype: SYS a005793, adult ♂, collected by Shen-Pin Yang and J.-H. Yang on 22 June 2017.
• Type locality: “China, Yunnan Province, Tengchong City, Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, Xiaotianhe substation, headstream of Xunmahe River, 25°34’45.52”N, 98°45’08.70”E, 3000 m a.s.l.”

References

Primary references

• Yang, J.-H. & Huang, X.-Y. 2019. A new species of Scutiger (Anura: Megophryidae) from the Gaoligongshan Mountain Range, China. Copeia 107(1): 10–21. DOI: 10.1643/CH-17-661 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Tengchong Lazy Toad