Leptobrachium promustache
| Leptobrachium promustache | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Leptobrachium
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| Species: | L. promustache
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptobrachium promustache (Rao, Wilkinson, and Zhang, 2006)
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| Synonyms[3] | |
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Vibrissaphora promustache Rao, Wilkinson, and Zhang, 2006[2] | |
Leptobrachium promustache is a species of
Lào Cai Province in adjacent northwestern Vietnam.[3][5] Common name primary moustache toad has been proposed for it.[3]
Description
Adult males measure 52–63 mm (2.0–2.5 in) and adult females 56–67 mm (2.2–2.6 in) in
dorsum is reddish brown[2] to gray-brown[5] with irregularly shaped black spots. The chest and throat are mostly white with some black mottling and many tiny dark-brown points. The iris is bicolored with light blue upper half and black lower half. Males have a single, internal subgular vocal sac.[2]
Habitat and conservation
Leptobrachium promustache is known from slow-flowing forested streams:
Leptobrachium promustache is a rare species. The type locality is well-protected reserve (Mount Dawei National Nature Reserve) where the only threat is development of infrastructure for tourists.[1]
References
- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Leptobrachium promustache". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T135899A63883833. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ JSTOR 3893589.
- ^ . Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Leptobrachium promustache (Rao, Wilkinson, and Zhang, 2006)". AmphibiaChina (in Chinese). Kunming Institute of Zoology. 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d Bain, R. H.; Nguyen, T. Q. & Doan, K. V. (2009). "First record of Leptobrachium promustache from Vietnam" (PDF). Herpetology Notes. 2: 27–29.