Scutiger boulengeri

Scutiger boulengeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Scutiger
Species: S. boulengeri
Binomial name
Scutiger boulengeri
(Bedriaga, 1898)
Synonyms

Leptobrachium boulengeri Bedriaga, 1898

Scutiger boulengeri (common names: Boulenger's lazy toad, Boulenger's high altitude toad, and others) is a species of toad found in Nepal, India (Sikkim[2]) and western China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu, Qinghai, and Tibet).[3] It is an alpine species living near streams and lakes in grassland habitats. It is a common species but it is potentially threatened by diversion of water for agriculture, pollution from agrochemicals, and overgrazing.[1]

Male Scutiger boulengeri measure about 53 mm (2.1 in) in snout–vent length and females about 62 mm (2.4 in). Tadpoles are about 60 mm (2.4 in) in length.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Annemarie Ohler; Pranabes Sanyal; Fei Liang; Michael Wai Neng Lau (2004). "Scutiger boulengeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Barkha Subba; G. Ravikanth & N.A. Aravind (2015). "Scaling new heights: first record of Boulenger's lazy toad Scutiger boulengeri (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from high altitude lake in Sikkim Himalaya, India" (PDF). Journal of Threatened Taxa. 7 (10): 7655–7663. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o4325.7655-63.
  3. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Scutiger boulengeri (Bedriaga, 1898)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  4. ↑ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 80. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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