Boulenophrys xuefengmontis Lyu and Wang, 2023

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

Boulenophrys xuefengmontis Lyu and Wang in Lyu, Qi, Wang, Zhang, Zhao, Zeng, Wan, Yang, Mo, and Wang, 2023, Zool. Res., Kunming, 44: 442. Holotype: SYS a007226, by original designation. Type locality: "Mt. Xuefeng (N27.3072°, E110.3995°; ca. 1 280 m a.s.l.), Hongjiang City, Huaihua, Hunan, China." Zoobank publication registration: AB48766E-B44A-408F-BC88-2DFB6F0E8AB0

English Names

Xuefengshan Horned Toad (original publication). 

Distribution

Currently known from Mount Xuefeng of Hongjiang City and Mount Yunshan of Wugang City at elevations of 1200–1300 m, both situated in the Xuefeng Mountains in western Hunan, China. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: China, People's Republic of

Endemic: China, People's Republic of

Comment

Comparative morphology and molecular markers addressed in the original publication, as well as assignment to the Boulenophrys boettgeri group. 

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