Scutiger mammatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Scutiger |
| Species: | S. mammatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Scutiger mammatus (Günther, 1896)
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Scutiger mammatus (common names: Tungsolo lazy toad, chest spiny cat-eyed toad, spiny-chest cat-eyed toad) is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to Western China and known from eastern Tibet, southeastern Qinghai, western Sichuan, and northwestern Yunnan.[1][2][3]
Description[edit]
Adult males measure 62–81 mm (2.4–3.2 in) and adult females 61–78 mm (2.4–3.1 in) in snout–vent length,[3] although Jiang and colleagues report a much lower range for males, 60–72 mm (2.4–2.8 in).[4] The head is broad and depressed. The tympanum is small and hidden under skin. The toes are partially webbed.[3] Males have nuptial spines on the first and second fingers, as well as two well-developed chest glands covered by strong spines.[5] No vocal sac is present.[4]
The tadpoles are adapted to running water and have elongated, dorso-ventrally flattened bodies and long tails. They grow to a total length of 80 mm (3.1 in), of which the body makes about one third.[5]
Habitat and conservation[edit]
Scutiger mammatus lives in small to medium-sized low-gradient streams, seepages, and spring-fed marshes in sub-alpine and alpine areas at elevations of 2,600–4,200 m (8,500–13,800 ft) above sea level. It is a very common species. Threats to it are unknown, but overgrazing is a potential threat. There are many protected areas within its range.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Scutiger mammatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T89020863A63866185. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T89020863A63866185.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Scutiger mammatus (Günther, 1896)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "Scutiger mammatus (Günther, 1896)". AmphibiaChina (in Chinese). Kunming Institute of Zoology. 2009–2012. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ a b Jiang, Ke; Wang, Kai; Zou, Da-Hu; Yan, Fang; Li, Pi-Peng & Che, Jing (2016). "A new species of the genus Scutiger (Anura: Megophryidae) from Medog of southeastern Tibet, China". Zoological Research. 37 (1): 21–30. doi:10.13918/j.issn.2095-8137.2016.1.21. PMC 4832133. PMID 26828031.
- ^ a b Liu, Ch'eng-Chao (1950). "Amphibians of western China". Fieldiana. Zoology Memoires. 2: 1–400. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.4737.