Boulenophrys changyangensis Li, Shi, Liu, Zhao, Gao, and Wang, 2025

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Megophryidae > Subfamily: Megophryinae > Genus: Boulenophrys > Species: Boulenophrys changyangensis

Boulenophrys changyangensis Li, Shi, Liu, Zhao, Gao, and Wang, 2025, Zoosyst. Evol., 101: 1220. Holotype: MTCY20220806005, by original designation. Type locality: "Changyang County, Hubei Province, CHINA (30.5732°N, 110.9404°E, ca. 616 m a. s. l.)". ZooBank Publication registration: 37238A4D-4E12-4F86-A8E8-64362316C6A0

Common Names

Changyang Horned Toad (original publication). 

长阳角蟾 (Chinese: original publication). 

Distribution

Known from the vicinity of the type locality (Changyang County, Hubei Province, China, at elevations of about 600 m) and from Hunan Xiaoxi National Nature Reserve, Yongshun County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province, China. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: China, People's Republic of

Endemic: China, People's Republic of

Comment

The sister taxon of Boulenophrys baolongensis according to the original publication, where comparative adult morphology, molecular markers, and natural history were detailed. Genetically confirmed (mtDNA) record from Hunan Xiaoxi National Nature Reserve, Yongshun County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province, China, by Huang, Xiao, Xu, Tian, Song, Zhou, Liu, Wu, and Jiang, 2026, Check List, 22: 801–809. 

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