Boulenophrys yangchunensis

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: Boulenophrys yangchunensis

Name

Boulenophrys yangchunensis Zhao, Lin, Li, Lyu, Zheng, Zeng, Borzée & Wang, 2025: 350

• Holotype: GEP a170, adult ♂, collected by Jian Wang, Zhao-Chi Zeng, Hong-Hui Chen, Yuan-Hang Li and Ke Zheng on 11 August 2023.
• Type locality: “Guangdong Yangchun Ehuangzhang Provincial Nature Reserve (21.851912°N, 111.421553°E; ca. 1,060 m a.s.l.) in Yangchun City, Guangdong Province, China”.

References

Primary references

• 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. 

Vernacular names

• English: Yangchun Horned Toad