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Bufo menglianus (Yang, 2008)
Torrentophryne mengliana Yang, 2008, in Yang and Rao (ed.), Amph. Rept. Yunnan: 58. Holotype: KIZ 75I214, by original designation. Type locality: Nafu, Menglian, Yunnan, China, 1620 m elevation.
Bufo menglianus — Frost, 2009, Amph. Spec. World, vers. 5.3. Change made to reflect the prior synonymy of Torrentophryne with Bufo.
Bufo (Bufo) menglianus — Dubois and Bour, 2010, Zootaxa, 2447: 24.
English Names
Menglian Stream Toad (Fei, Ye, and Jiang, 2012, Colored Atlas Chinese Amph. Distr.: 274).
Distribution
Known definitely only from Menglian and surrounding villages, southwestern Yunnan, China, 1650 m elevation.
Geographic Occurrence
Natural resident: China, People's Republic of
Endemic to the political unit: China, People's Republic of
Comment
See comment regarding Torrentophryne under Bufo record. Fei, Ye, and Jiang, 2012, Colored Atlas Chinese Amph. Distr.: 274, provided an account (as Torrentophryne mengliana), photographs, and range map for China. Fei and Ye, 2016, Amph. China, 1: 819–820, provided an account (as Torrentophryne mengliana), photographs, and spot map.
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