Boulenophrys

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Megophryidae
Subfamilia: Megophryinae
Genus: Boulenophrys
Species (81): B. acuta – B. angka – B. anlongensis – B. baishanzuensis – B. baolongensis – B. binchuanensis – B. binlingensis – B. boettgeri – B. brachykolos – B. caobangensis – B. caudoprocta – B. changyangensis – B. cheni – B. chishuiensis – B. congjiangensis – B. daiyunensis – B. dalaolingensis – B. daoji – B. daxuemontis – B. daweimontis – B. dongguanensis – B. dupanglingensis – B. elongata – B. fanjingmontis – B. fansipanensis – B. fengshunensis – B. frigida – B. gaolanensis – B. gutu – B. hengshanensis – B. hoanglienensis – B. huangniushiensis – B. hungtai – B. insularis – B. jiangi – B. jingdongensis – B. jinggangensis – B. jiulianensis – B. kuatunensis – B. leishanensis – B. liboensis – B. lichun – B. lini – B. lishuiensis – B. lushanensis – B. lushuiensis – B. minor – B. mirabilis – B. mufumontana – B. nankunensis – B. nanlingensis – B. nebulosa – B. obesa – B. ombrophila – B. omeimontis – B. palpebralespinosa – B. pepe – B. puningensis – B. qianbeiensis – B. rubrimera – B. sangzhiensis – B. sanmingensis – B. shimentaina – B. shuichengensis – B. shunhuangensis – B. spinata – B. tongboensis – B. tuberogranulata – B. wugongensis – B. wuliangshanensis – B. wushanensis – B. xiangnanensis – B. xianjuensis – B. xuefengmontis – B. yangchunensis – B. yangmingensis – B. yaoshanensis – B. yezhongensis – B. yingdeensis – B. youran – B. yunkaiensis

Name

Boulenophrys Fei, Ye & Jiang in Fei & Ye, 2016: 641

Type species: Leptobrachium boettgeri Boulenger, 1899, by original designation.

References

Primary references

Fei, F. & Ye, C.-Y. 2016. Amphibians of China. Volume 1. Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Science Press: Beijing, China.

Additional references

Lyu, Z-T., Li, Y-Q., Zeng, Z-C., Zhao, J., Liu, Z-Y., Guo, G-X. & Wang, Y-Y. 2020. Four new species of Asian horned toads (Anura, Megophryidae, Megophrys) from southern China. ZooKeys, 942: 105–140. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.942.47983 Reference page.
Dubois, A., Ohler, A. & Pyron, R.A. 2021. New concepts and methods for phylogenetic taxonomy and nomenclature in zoology, exemplified by a new ranked cladonomy of recent amphibians. Megataxa 5(1): 1–738. DOI: 10.11646/MEGATAXA.5.1.1 Reference page.
Lyu, Z.-T., Qi, S., Wang, J., Zhang, S.-Y., Zhao, J., Zeng, Z.-C., Wan, H., Yang, J.-H., Mo, Y.-M. & Wang, Y.-Y. 2023. Generic classification of Asian horned toads (Anura: Megophryidae: Megophryinae) and monograph of Chinese species. Zoological Research 44(2): 380–450. DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2022.372 Reference page.
Lin, S.-S., Chen, H.-H., Li, Y.-H., Peng, Y.-N., Zeng, Z.-C. & Wang, J. 2024. A new Boulenophrys species (Anura, Megophryidae) from the coastal hills of eastern Fujian Province, China. ZooKeys 1216: 1–15. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1216.130017 Reference page.
Kuang, D.-Y., Wei, Y.-F., Luo, Y.-S., Pei, K.-W., Cao, Y.-Y., Zhang, M.-F., Huang, T.-F., Pu, L. & Shi, S.-C. 2025. A New Species of Boulenophrys (Megophridae) from Mt. Hengshan, Hunan Province, China, with Re-Description on B. hengshanensis. Animals 15(18): 2745. DOI: 10.3390/ani15182745 Reference page.
Li, S.-Z., Shi, S.-C., Liu, J., Zhao, J.-J., Gao, S. & Wang, B. 2025. A new species of the Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from Hubei, China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101(3): 1213–1226. DOI: 10.3897/zse.101.155859 Reference page.
Liu, J., Feng, C.-B., Shen, T., Li, S.-Z., Cheng, Y.-L., Wei, G., Wang, B. & Su, H.-J. 2025. A new species of the genus Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from Guizhou, China. Herpetozoa 38: 117–136. DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.38.e155430 Reference page.
Liu, J., Li, S.-Z., Cheng, Y.-L., Wei, G., Wang, B. & Cheng, G. 2025. A new species of the genus Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from Southwest China. Biodiversity Data Journal 13: e153987. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.13.e153987 Reference page.
Shen, D.-M., Zhou, H.-Y., Messenger, K.R., Amin, H., Wang, Z.-Y., Xu, J., Xu, S. & Li, Y.-K. 2025. A new species of Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from northern Jiangxi, China. Animals 15: 3197. DOI: 10.3390/ani15213197 Reference page.
Shen, D.-M., Zhou, H.-Y., Wang, C.-Y., Xu, J., Xu, S., Zhong, Y.-F., Wang, Z.-Y., Cai, H., Wu, Y.-H., Wei, M.-C. & Li, Y.-K. 2025. A new species of Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from northern Jiangxi, China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101(4): 2251–2266. DOI: 10.3897/zse.101.166556 Reference page.
Xiao, B., Xi, J.-Y., Shi, S.-C., Li, H., Zhu, L.-Q., Maimaiti, A., Xu, Y., Liao, S.-H., Wang, B. & Mo, X.-Y. 2025. A new species of the genus Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from southern Hunan Province, central China. Animals 14(3): 440. DOI: 10.3390/ani15030440 Reference page.
Wang, H.-T., Wu, X.-G., Song, H.-M., Huang, Z., Zhuo, X.-H. & Wang, Y.-Y. 2025. A new species of the genus Boulenophrys (Anura: Megophryidae: Megophryinae) from Jiulianshan National Nature Reserve, southern Jiangxi, China. Zootaxa 5691(3): 376–398. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5691.3.1 Reference page.
Wang, R.-Q., Chen, L., Chen, J.-L., Huang, H.-C., Peng, G.-Z., Peng, H.-L., Gao, X.-Z., Chen, B.-Q. & Liu, N.-Y. 2025. A new horned toad of Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) was discovered in Hubei Province, China. ZooKeys 1253: 305–320. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1253.154757 Reference page.
Zhao, Y.-Y., Lin, S.-S., Li, Y.-H., Lyu, Z.-T., Zheng, K., Zeng, Z.-C., Borzée, A. & Wang, J. 2025. A new species of Chinese horned toad (Anura, Megophryidae, Boulenophrys) from western Guangdong Province, China, with recommendations for extinction risk assessments for several related congeners. Herpetozoa 38: 345–357. DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.38.e171400 Reference page.
Xiao, B., Zhu, L.-Q., Wang, L., Li, H., Maimaiti, A., Li, S.-Z., Zhang, G., Liu, W.-Z., Fei, D.-B., Liao, C.-L., Tang, X.-Q., Shi, S.-C. & Mo, X.-Y. 2026. A new species of the genus Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from Nanshan National Park, Hunan Province, China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 102(1): 53–70. DOI: 10.3897/zse.102.175092 Reference page.