Jingophrys zhoui (Shi, Zhang, Xie, Jiang, Liu, Ding, Luan, and Wang, 2020)

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Megophryidae > Subfamily: Megophryinae > Genus: Jingophrys > Species: Jingophrys zhoui

Megophrys zhoui Shi, Zhang, Xie, Jiang, Liu, Ding, Luan, and Wang, 2020, ZooKeys, 977: 133. Holotype: CIBMT171053, by original designation. Type locality: "vicinity of Renqingbeng Temple, Medog County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China (29.304832°N, 95.361682°E, 2003 m)". http://zoobank.org/8E90115E-03A7-440A-9A57-60F8D8489492 

Xenophrys zhoui — Qi, Lyu, Wang, Mo, Zeng, Zeng, Dai, Li, Grismer, and Wang, 2021, Zootaxa, 5072: 430.

Jingophrys zhoui — Lyu, Qi, Wang, Zhang, Zhao, Zeng, Wan, Yang, Mo, and Wang, 2023, Zool. Res., Kunming, 44: 402.

Common Names

Zhou’s Horned Toad (original publication). 

Distribution

Known only from the type locality (vicinity of Renqingbeng Temple, Medog County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China). 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: China, People's Republic of

Endemic: China, People's Republic of

Comment

 Lyu, Qi, Wang, Zhang, Zhao, Zeng, Wan, Yang, Mo, and Wang, 2023, Zool. Res., Kunming, 44: 402, provided a detailed account.

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