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Oreolalax

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Oreolalax is a genus of amphibian in the family Megophryidae.[1][2] They are mostly endemic to southwestern China, with one species in northern Vietnam (Oreolalax sterlingae),[1][3] and possibly extending into adjacent Laos. There is also a population in Arunachal Pradesh (Northeast India) that has not yet been assigned to a species,[1] although it might rather be a Scutiger.[3]

Species

The genus contains the following 19 species:[1][2]

Endemic ranges

Many Oreolalax species are endemic to highly restricted geographical areas in the Eastern Himalayas, especially in Sichuan, China. The ranges often overlap with those of Scutiger species.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Oreolalax Myers and Leviton, 1962". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Megophryidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b Hou, Yinmeng; Shi, Shengchao; Hu, Daming; Deng, Yue; Jiang, Jianping; Xie, Feng & Wang, Bin (2020). "A new species of the toothed toad Oreolalax (Anura, Megophryidae) from Sichuan Province, China". ZooKeys (929): 93–115. doi:10.3897/zookeys.929.49748. PMC 7192958. PMID 32377150.
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Oreolalax: Brief Summary

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Oreolalax is a genus of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. They are mostly endemic to southwestern China, with one species in northern Vietnam (Oreolalax sterlingae), and possibly extending into adjacent Laos. There is also a population in Arunachal Pradesh (Northeast India) that has not yet been assigned to a species, although it might rather be a Scutiger.

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