Brachytarsophrys orientalis Li, Lyu, Wang, and Wang, 2020

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Megophryidae > Subfamily: Megophryinae > Genus: Brachytarsophrys > Species: Brachytarsophrys orientalis

Brachytarsophrys orientalis Li, Lyu, J. Wang, and Y. Wang in Li, Zhang, Lyu, Wang, Li, Liu, Chen, Rao, Jin, Zhang, and Wang, 2020, Zool. Res., Kunming: 118.  Holotype: SYS a004227, by original designation. Type locality: "Jiulianshan Nature Reserve (N24°34'47", E114°26'9"; 400 m a.s.l.), Longnan County, Jiangxi Province, China". Zoobank publication registration: 745F3A5C-9D92-4D60-981D-1380E0EEB845

English Names

Oriental Short-legged Toad (original publication). 

Distribution

Known only from the Jiulianshan Nature Reserve in Jiangxi Province and Gutian Township and Huboliao Nature Reserve in Fujian Province, China, at 200 to 700 m elevation. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: China, People's Republic of

Endemic: China, People's Republic of

Comment

 In the Brachytarsophrys feae group of Li, Zhang, Lyu, Wang, Li, Liu, Chen, Rao, Jin, Zhang, and Wang, 2020, Zool. Res., Kunming: 105–122.

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