Xenophrys dehongensis Lyu and Wang, 2023

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Megophryidae > Subfamily: Megophryinae > Genus: Xenophrys > Species: Xenophrys dehongensis

Xenophrys dehongensis Lyu and Wang in Lyu, Qi, Wang, Zhang, Zhao, Zeng, Wan, Yang, Mo, and Wang, 2023, Zool. Res., Kunming, 44: 404. Holotype: SYS a003860, by original designation. Type locality: "Nabang Town (N24.7134°, E97.5995°; ca. 760 m a.s.l.), Yingjiang County, Dehong, Yunnan, China." Zoobank publication registration: AB48766E-B44A-408F-BC88-2DFB6F0E8AB0

English Names

Dehong Horned Toad (original publication). 

Distribution

Known from Yingjiang and Longchuan counties in Dehong, Yunnan, China at elevations of 300–800 m; expected in adjacent northern Myanmar. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: China, People's Republic of

Likely/Controversially Present: Myanmar

Endemic: China, People's Republic of

Comment

In the Xenophrys lekagulii group according to the original publication, where comparative morphology and molecular markers were detailed. 

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