Brachytarsophrys wui

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: Brachytarsophrys
Species: Brachytarsophrys wui

Name

Brachytarsophrys wui Lyu, Zhou & Long in Lyu et al., 2026: 76

• Holotype: GIB 1972747, adult ♂, collected by Jingcai Lyu on 28 July 2019.
• Type locality: “Lengshui River of Mt. Foding Nature Reserve, Shiqian County, Guizhou Province, China (27.326006°N, 108.142440°E, elevation 740–1000 m. a.s.l.)”.

References

Primary references

• Lyu, J.-C., Zhou, S.-L., Zhang, T.-B., Fang, Y., Ran, S.-Y., Dai, L.-L., Jiang, X.-K., Long, H.-W. & Yuan, G. 2026. Morphological and molecular data reveal one new species of the genus Brachytarsophrys Tian & Hu, 1983 (Anura, Megophryidae) from Guizhou, China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 102(1): 71–85. DOI: 10.3897/zse.102.161437 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Wu’s Short-Legged Toad