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: Leptobrachiinae
Genus: Scutiger
Species: Scutiger chintingensis
Name
Scutiger chintingensis Liu & Hu, 1960
Type locality: "Chinting, Mt. Omei (3050 m altitude), Szechwan [= Sichuan]", China.
Holotype: CIB 70.
Synonyms
Scutiger chintingensis Liu and Hu, 1960
Scutiger (Oreolalax) chintingensis — Dubois, 1980
Scutiger (Scutiger) chintingensis — Fei, Ye and Li, 1989
References
Liu and Hu, 1960, Scient. Sinica, 9: 770.
Fei, Ye, and Li, 1989, Acta Zool. Sinica, 35: 387.
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 Scutiger chintingensis . Accessed on 11 June 2008.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Scutiger chintingensis (Endangered) Downloaded on 11 June 2008.
Vernacular names
English: Chinting Cat-eyed Toad
Scutiger chintingensis, also known as the Chinting lazy toad or Chinting alpine toad, is an endangered species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to the Mount Emei region of Sichuan, China.
Habitat
The Chinting alpine toad breeds in mountain streams at altitudes of 2,700-3,400 m.[1]
Conservation
The species is classified as Endangered by the IUCN because of ongoing habitat loss and rapidly declining population sizes. It is known to be present in the protected areas of the Emeishan Natural and Historical Heritage Reserve, the Wawushan National Forest Park, and the Wolong Nature Reserve.[1]
References
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Scutiger chintingensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57609A63866798. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T57609A63866798.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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