Interesting Facts
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
It inhabits small streams
and damp soils that have a thick growth
of grasses or bushes, and also rock crevices. It breeds
in streams,
and the larvae live in holes
or under stones
in the streams. (Ref.
313759).
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.4 Forest - Temperate
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )
- 5.2 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Superorder:
Salientia
()
- Order:
Anura
()
- (Fischer von Waldheim, 1813) Gray, 1825
- Suborder:
Archeobatrachia
()
- Superfamily:
Pelobatoidea
()
- Bonaparte, 1850
- Family:
Megophryidae
()
- Bonaparte, 1850
- Genus:
Xenophrys
()
- Günther, 1864
- Specific name:
wawuensis
- (Fei, Jiang and Zheng, 2001)
- Scientific name: - Xenophrys wawuensis (Fei, Jiang and Zheng, 2001)
- Specific name:
wawuensis
- (Fei, Jiang and Zheng, 2001)
- Genus:
Xenophrys
(
- Family:
Megophryidae
(
- Superfamily:
Pelobatoidea
(
- Suborder:
Archeobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- Superorder:
Salientia
(
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 01-Sep-2009
This species probably belongs to the genus Xenophrys, but
taxonomic
studies of the genera Megophrys and Xenophrys
are needed (Xie Feng pers. comm.
).[1].
Similar Species
Members of the genus Xenophrys
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 22 species and subspecies in this genus:
X. baluensis (Kinabalu Horned Frog) · X. boettgeri (Pale-Shouldered Horned Toad) · X. brachykolos (Short-Legged Horned Toad) · X. caudoprocta (Convex-Tailed Horned Toad) · X. dringi (Drings Horned Frog) · X. giganticus (Great Piebald Horned Toad) · X. jingdongensis (Jingdong Horned Toad) · X. kuatunensis (Kuatun Horned Toad) · X. major (Glandular Horned Toad) · X. mangshanensis (Mangshan Horned Toad) · X. medogensis (Medog Horned Toad) · X. minor (Little Horned Toad) · X. nankiangensis (Nankiang Horned Toad) · X. omeimontis (Omei Horned Toad) · X. pachyproctus (Convex-Vented Horned Toad) · X. palpebralespinosa (Rough-Skinned Horned Toad) · X. parva (Concave-Crowned Horned Toad) · X. shapingensis (Shaping Horned Toad) · X. spinata (Spiny-Fingered Horned Toad) · X. wuliangshanensis (Wuliangshan Horned Toad) · X. wushanensis (Wushan Horned Toad) · X. zhangi (Zhang's Horned Toad)
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Further Reading
- Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
- Fei, L. and Ye, C.Y. 2001. The colour handbook of the amphibians of Sichuan. Chinese Forest Press, Beijing.
- IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004.
- Jiang, J.-P., Fei, L., Zheng, M.-Q., Ye, C.-Y., Xie, F. and Chen, Y.-Y. 2002. Description of Megophrys wawuensis (Anura, Pelobatidae) from Sichuan, China, with discussion on the relationships of its related species. In: Zhou, K.-Y. (ed.), Herpetologica Sinica, pp. 80-87. Qinhai People Press, Xining.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Jiang Jianping, Xie Feng 2004. Xenophrys wawuensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 05February2012.
- Jianping, J. & Feng, X. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 4804263
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-664248
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 664248
- IUCN ID: 249082
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 131179
Footnotes
- Jiang Jianping, Xie Feng 2004. Xenophrys wawuensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 05 February 2012. [back]
