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Boulenophrys hungtai Wang, Zeng, Lyu, Xiao, and Wang, 2022
Boulenophrys hungtai Wang, Zeng, Lyu, Xiao, and Wang in Wang, Zeng, Lyu, Qi, Liu, Chen, Lu, Xiao, Lin, Chen, and Wang, 2022, Zootaxa, 5099: 106. Holotype: SYS a007578, by original designation. Type locality: "Mt. Liwangzhang (23° 38′6.42″N, 115° 48′51.78″E; ca. 990 m a.s.l.), Jiexi, Jieyang, Guangdong, China". http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:CA2C6107-5F5E-4AA8-8865-5729E23CC535
English Names
Hung-Ta Chang’s Horned Toad (original publication).
Distribution
Known only from two localities: Mount Liwangzhang of Jiexi (800–1000 m elevation) and Shuangkeng Forestry Station (500–800 m elevation) of Jiedong, Guangdong, China, which are ca. 55 km from each other; inhabits flowing montane streams and the nearby forest floor and leaf litter.
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: China, People's Republic of
Endemic: China, People's Republic of
Comment
The sister taxon of Boulenophrys ombrophila + Boulenophrys obesa, according to the original publication, where comparative external morphology and molecular markers were detailed. Lyu, Qi, Wang, Zhang, Zhao, Zeng, Wan, Yang, Mo, and Wang, 2023, Zool. Res., Kunming, 44: 430, provided an account and placed this in their Boulenophrys boettgeri group.
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