Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Batrachomorpha
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Superordo: Batrachia
Cladus: Salientia
Ordo: Anura
Familia: Megophryidae
Subfamilia: Megophryinae
Genus: Pelobatrachus
Species: Pelobatrachus baluensis
Name
Pelobatrachus baluensis (Boulenger, 1899)
Type locality: "Mount Kina Balu, 4200 feet", Malaysia (Borneo).
Holotype: BM.
Synonyms
Leptobrachium baluense Boulenger, 1899
Megalophrys baluensis — Boulenger, 1908
Megophrys baluensis — Smith, 1931
Megophrys (Megophrys) baluensis — Dubois, 1980
Panophrys baluensis — Rao & Yang, 1997
Megophrys (Xenophrys) baluensis — Dubois & Ohler, 1998
Xenophrys baluensis — Ohler, 2003
References
Boulenger, 1899, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 7, 4: 453.
Ohler, 2003, Alytes, 21: 23.
Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Pelobatrachus baluensis . Accessed on 11 June 2008.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Pelobatrachus baluensis (Near Threatened) Downloaded on 11 June 2008.
Vernacular names
English: Balu Horned Toad
The Kinabalu horned frog or Balu spadefoot toad (Pelobatrachus baluensis) is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to northeastern Borneo in Sabah, Malaysia.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers.[1]
Formerly placed in the genus Megophrys, it was reclassified into the genus Pelobatrachus in 2021.[3]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Xenophrys baluensis.
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Megophrys baluensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T57631A123692546. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T57631A123692546.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Xenophrys baluensis (Boulenger, 1899)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
"Pelobatrachus kobayashii (Malkmus and Matsui, 1997) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
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