Megophrys hoanglienensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Megophryidae
Subfamilia: Megophryinae
Genus: Megophrys
Species: Megophrys hoanglienensis

Name

• Megophrys hoanglienensis Tapley, Cutajar, Mahony, Chung, Dau, Luong, Le, Nguyen, Nguyen, Portway, Luong & Rowley, 2018: 316

Holotype: VNMN 2018.02, adult ♂, collected by Jodi J.L. Rowley, Dau Quang Vinh, Pham Van Sang, Tran Van Tu, Hang A Su, Hoang A Di and Dinh Van Xuan on 14 June 2012.

Type locality: “beside a 5 m wide low-gradient shallow stream in slightly disturbed evergreen forest, Mount Fansipan, Hoang Lien National Park (HLNP), Sa Pa District, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam (22.33518° N, 103.77947° E, 2075 m asl)”.

References

Primary references

• Tapley, B., Cutajar, T., Mahony, S., Chung, N.T., Dau, V.Q., Luong, A.M., Le, D.T., Nguyen, T.T., Nguyen, T.Q., Portway, C., Luong, H.V. & Rowley, J.J.L. 2018. Two new and potentially highly threatened Megophrys Horned frogs (Amphibia: Megophryidae) from Indochina’s highest mountains. Zootaxa 4508(3): 301–333. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4508.3.1. Reference page.