Boulenophrys mufumontana (J. Wang, Lyu, and Y.Y. Wang, 2019)

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

Megophrys (Panophrys) mufumontanaJ. Wang, Lyu & Y.Y. Wang in Wang, Lyu, Liu, Liao, Zeng, Zhao, Li, and Wang, 2019, ZooKeys, 851: 154. Holotype: SYS a006391, by original designation. Type locality: "Mt. Mufu (28°58'18.45"N, 113°48'58.53"E; 1300 m a.s.l.), Pingjiang County, Yueyang City, Hunan Province, China". http://zoobank.org/4FD2EE4D-A6D7-4F72-896C-A3866D74DFB7 

Panophrys mufumontana — Lyu, Zeng, Wang, Liu, Huang, Li, and Wang, 2021, Zootaxa, 4927: 13. 

Boulenophrys mufumontana — Qi, Lyu, Wang, Mo, Zeng, Zeng, Dai, Li, Grismer, and Wang, 2021, Zootaxa, 5072: 404.

English Names

Mufushan Horned Toad (original publication). 

Mt. Mufu Horned Toad (Lyu, Qi, Wang, Zhang, Zhao, Zeng, Wan, Yang, Mo, and Wang, 2023, Zool. Res., Kunming, 44: 434).

Distribution

Known from Mount Mufu in northeastern Hunan and Mount. Jiuling and Guanshan Nature Reserve in northwestern Jiangxi, China, at elevations of 300–1300 m.

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: 434–435, provided an account and placed the species in their Borneophrys boettgeri group.

External links:

Please note: these links will take you to external websites not affiliated with the American Museum of Natural History. We are not responsible for their content.