Boulenophrys raoping

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa 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 Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Megophryidae
Subfamilia: Megophryinae
Genus: Boulenophrys
Species: Boulenophrys raoping

Name

Boulenophrys raoping Wang, Zhan, Xiao, Tan, Chen, Li, Lin, Lyu & Zeng, 2026: 391

• Holotype: GEP a519, adult ♂, collected by Jian Wang, Bin-Bin Zhan and Wei-Wen Xiao on 24 January 2026.
• Type locality: “China, Guangdong Province, Chaozhou City, Raoping County, Qiandong Town, Mt Dabei; 23.662520°N, 116.867378°E; ca. 210 m a.s.l.”

References

Primary references

• Wang, J., Zhan, B.-B., Xiao, W.-W., Tan, L., Chen, H.-H., Li, Y.-H., Lin, S.-S., Lyu, Z.-T. & Zeng, Z.-C. 2026. Survival in fragmented landscapes: Two new Boulenophrys species (Anura: Megophryidae) from the coastal mountains of eastern Guangdong, China. Vertebrate Zoology 76: 381–399. DOI: 10.3897/vz.76.e195550 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Raoping Horned Toad