Kingdom Animalia Order Anura Genus Leptolalax Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Megophryidae Higher classification Leptolalax | |
Scientific name Leptolalax ventripunctatus Similar Leptolalax, Megophryidae, Leptolalax sungi | ||
Leptolalax ventripunctatus (known as Yunnan Asian toad or more elaborately, speckle-bellied metacarpal-tubercled toad) is a frog species in the family Megophryidae. It is known from Mengla County in Yunnan, southern China, from Phongsaly Province in northern Laos, and from Tam Dao in northern Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical moist lowland forests and rivers. Its status is insufficiently known.
Leptolalax ventripunctatus is a small species: males grow to snout-vent length of about 26.5 mm (1.04 in). Tadpoles are larger in terms of length, 48–50 mm (1.9–2.0 in).
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