Scutiger maculatus
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Megophryidae |
Genus: | Scutiger |
Species: | S. maculatus
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Binomial name | |
Scutiger maculatus (Liu, 1950)
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Scutiger maculatus, the spotted lazy toad or Piebald alpine toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China where it is known from Garze, northwestern Sichuan and Jiangda, eastern Tibet. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ^ Fei Liang, Zhao Wenge (2004). "Scutiger maculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57614A11663435. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57614A11663435.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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