Bufo cryptotympanicus

"Earless toad" redirects here. For other species known by that name, see Bufotes.

Bufo cryptotympanicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Bufo
Species:
B. cryptotympanicus
Binomial name
Bufo cryptotympanicus
Liu & Hu, 1962

Bufo cryptotympanicus is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. Known commonly as the earless toad, it is found in southern China (Guangxi and Guangdong provinces) and northern Vietnam (on/near Mount Fansipan). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

The earless toad is about 68 mm (2.7 in) in length.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Bufo cryptotympanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T54622A63878697. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 126. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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