Boulenophrys cheni

Boulenophrys cheni
Holotype of Boulenophrys cheni (male)
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Megophryidae
Genus:	Boulenophrys
Species:	B. cheni
Binomial name
Boulenophrys cheni (Wang and Liu, 2014)
Synonyms[3]
Xenophrys cheni Wang and Liu, 2014 in Wang et al., 2014[2] Megophrys cheni (Wang & Liu, 2014)

Boulenophrys cheni is a species of

Males measure 26–30 mm (1.0–1.2 in) and females 32–34 mm (1.3–1.3 in) in snout–vent length. The snout is short. The tympanum is distinct or indistinct, partly hidden by the swollen, light-coloured supratympanic fold.

The skin of upper surfaces and flanks is smooth with tubercles; tubercles usually form dorsolateral rows, with a weak, X-shaped ridge between them, and four–five transverse rows on shanks.

There is a small, horn-like tubercle at the edge of the eyelid. Ventral surface is smooth. Colouration above is red brown or olive brown, with the

Males have a single vocal sac. Based on calling males, reproductive season is April–September. Tadpoles are unknown.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

This newly described species is known from three locations on the

Two other Boulenophrys species occur in the area, but the three species differ in their habitats: Boulenophrys jinggangensis live in slow-moving streams at 700–850 m (2,300–2,790 ft) asl, and Boulenophrys lini in rushing streams at 1,100–1,610 m (3,610–5,280 ft) asl. The species also differ in the characteristics of the male advertisement calls.^[2]

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