Xenophrys yingjiangensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Kingdom: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Megophryidae
Subfamilia: Megophryinae
Genus: Xenophrys
Species:

Xenophrys yingjiangensis Wu, Yu, Chen & Che, in Wu et al., 2024: 1045

Holotype: KIZ 053848, adult ♂, collected by Zhong-Bin Yu, Dong An, Tian-En Chen and Xian-Kun Huang on 12 August 2023.
Type locality: “Tongbiguan Provincial Nature Reserve, Yingjiang County, Yunnan, China (24.563°N, 97.639°E; elevation 1478 m a.s.l.)”.

Wu, Y.-H., Yu, Z.-B., Chen, J.-M., Kilunda, F.K., Zhang, D.-C., Zuo, C.-S., Zuo, A.-R., Duan, Z.-P. & Che, J. 2024. A field survey on the genus Xenophrys (Amphibia, Megophryidae) confirms underestimated diversity in the Gaoligong Mountains, with the description of a new species. Zoosystematics and Evolution 100(3): 1041–1052. DOI: 10.3897/zse.100.127635 Reference page.