Eastern Spadefoot Toads
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Eastern Spadefoot Toads (Leptobrachium) is a genus of the Megophryidae
family in the order Anura, and are found in southern China
, India
and islands of the Sunda Shelf
.
Megophryidae
Megophryidae are a large family of frogs native to the warm southeast of Asia, from the Himalaya foothills eastwards, south to Indonesia and the Greater Sunda Islands in Maritime Southeast Asia, and extending to the Philippines. As of mid-2008 it encompasses approximately 70-100 species of frog...
family in the order Anura, and are found in southern China
China
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, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and islands of the Sunda Shelf
Sunda Shelf
Geologically, the Sunda Shelf is a south east extension of the continental shelf of Southeast Asia. Major landmasses on the shelf include the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Madura, Bali and their surrounding smaller islands. It covers an area of approximately 1.85 million km2...
.
Species
- Leptobrachium abbottiLeptobrachium abbottiLeptobrachium abbotti is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
(Cochran, 1926). - Leptobrachium ailaonicum Yang Datong & Lu Shunqing, 2004.
- Leptobrachium banaeLeptobrachium banaeLeptobrachium banae is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family.It is found in Laos, Vietnam, and possibly Cambodia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers....
Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov & Ho, 1998. - Leptobrachium bompu Sondhi & Orlov, 2011.
- Leptobrachium boringii Fei Liang & Wu Guanfu 2004.
- Leptobrachium buchardiLeptobrachium buchardiLeptobrachium buchardi is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family.It is endemic to Laos.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
Ohler, Teynié & David, 2004. - Leptobrachium chapaenseLeptobrachium chapaenseLeptobrachium chapaense is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family.It is found in China, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly Myanmar....
(Bourret, 1937). - Leptobrachium guangxiense Fei, Mo, Ye & Jiang, 2009.
- Leptobrachium gunungenseLeptobrachium gunungenseLeptobrachium gunungense is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family.It is endemic to Malaysia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers.- References :...
Malkmus, 1996. - Leptobrachium hainanenseLeptobrachium hainanenseLeptobrachium hainanense is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family.It is endemic to China.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers....
Ye & Fei In Ye, Fei & Hu, 1993. - Leptobrachium hasseltiiLeptobrachium hasseltiiHasselt's Toad Leptobrachium hasseltii is a species of toad found in South Asia....
Tschudi, 1838. - Leptobrachium hendricksoniLeptobrachium hendricksoniLeptobrachium hendricksoni is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family.It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, plantations , and heavily degraded former forest.It is threatened by...
Taylor, 1962. - Leptobrachium huashenLeptobrachium huashenLeptobrachium huashen is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family.It is found in China, and possibly Laos and Myanmar.Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
Fei Liang & Ye Changyuan, 2006. - Leptobrachium leishanense Zhao Ermi & Wu Guanfu, 2004.
- Leptobrachium leucopsLeptobrachium leucopsLeptobrachium leucops is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family.This toad was discovered by Bidoup Nui Ba National Park in Lam Dong Province, the Central Highlands of Vietnam by a group of American, Australian and Vietnamese scientists...
Stuart, Rowley, Tran, Le & Hoang, 2011 - Leptobrachium liui Gu Huiqing & Geng Baorong, 2004.
- Leptobrachium lumadorum Brown, Siler, Diesmos & Alcala, 2010.
- Leptobrachium mangyanorum Brown, Siler, Diesmos & Alcala, 2010.
- Leptobrachium montanumLeptobrachium montanumLeptobrachium montanum is a species of amphibian from the Megophryidae family.It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, montanes, and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss....
Fischer, 1885. - Leptobrachium mouhotiLeptobrachium mouhotiLeptobrachium mouhoti is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family. It is endemic to Cambodia....
Stuart, Sok & Neang, 2006. - Leptobrachium ngoclinhense Orlov, 2008.
- Leptobrachium nigropsLeptobrachium nigropsLeptobrachium nigrops is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family.It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and rivers....
Berry & Hendrickson, 1963. - Leptobrachium nokrekensis Mathew & Sen, 2009.
- Leptobrachium promustache Ding-Qi, 2008.
- Leptobrachium pullumLeptobrachium pullumLeptobrachium pullum is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family.It is endemic to Vietnam.Its natural habitats are rivers.-Source:* van Dijk, P.P. & Ohler, A. 2004. . Downloaded on 23 July 2007....
(Smith, 1921). - Leptobrachium smithiLeptobrachium smithiLeptobrachium smithi is a species of toad found in South Asia. Leptobrachium smithi inhabits lowland forests and also slightly disturbed areas. They are usually found on the ground, on jungle trails and road cuts. In Peninsular Malaysia, this species has only been found in Pulau Langkawi.-External...
Matsui, Nabhitabhata & Panha, 1999. - Leptobrachium tagbanorum Brown, Siler, Diesmos & Alcala, 2010.
- Leptobrachium waysepuntiense Hamidy & Matsui, 2010.
- Leptobrachium xanthospilumLeptobrachium xanthospilumLeptobrachium xanthospilum is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family.It is endemic to Vietnam.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss...
Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov & Ho, 1998.