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Ailao spiny toad
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Ailao spiny toad

Leptobrachium ailaonicum
BirdNET IDBN07687
Taxon groupAmphibia
iNat observations25
Image sourceiNaturalist
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Description wikipedia

Leptobrachium ailaonicum (variously known as the Ailao spiny toad, Ailao moustache toad, or Yunnan moustache toad) is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is found in Yunnan in southern China and on Fansipan mountain in northern Vietnam. Its type locality is Xujiaba in the Ailao Mountains in Jingdong County, Yunnan. At the time of the IUCN assessment in 2004, the population on Fansipan was considered a separate species, Leptobrachium (Vibrissaphora) echinatum, and assessed to be an endangered species. The natural habitats of Leptobrachium ailaonicum are tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Translated Descriptions (4)

es wikipedia
Leptobrachium ailaonicum es una especie de anfibios de la familia Megophryidae.
fr wikipedia
Leptobrachium ailaonicum est une espèce d'amphibiens de la famille des Megophryidae.
sv wikipedia
Leptobrachium ailaonicum är en groddjursart som först beskrevs av Yang, Chen, Ma in Yang, Ma, Chen och Li 1983. Leptobrachium ailaonicum ingår i släktet Leptobrachium och familjen Megophryidae. IUCN kategoriserar arten globalt som starkt hotad. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.
zh wikipedia
哀牢髭蟾(学名:Vibrissaphora ailaonica)为角蟾科髭蟾属的两栖动物,俗名毛胡子,是中国的特有物种。分布于云南等地,多见于常绿阔叶林下山溪中以及溪面宽而水流平缓。其生存的海拔范围为2200至2500米。该物种的模式产地在云南景东徐家坝。哀牢髭蟾只有在交配期的雄性下顎才長有角刺,用作防衛,而且皮膚長滿皺摺,方便在水底呼吸;而雌性則兩者皆沒有,不能在水底呼吸。 哀牢髭蟾的名稱源於哀牢山,原因是牠最初於1980年代在雲南的哀牢山發現;不過,其實在鄰近的無量山亦有其踪影。在無量山,由於其「昂、昂」的叫聲,所以又被稱為「昂」。

Common Names (9 locales)

ca Vibrissaphora ailaonica
cs pablatnice vousatá
en Ailao spiny toad
fa وزغ خاردار آیلائو
pt Vibrissaphora ailaonica
ru юньнаньская чесночница
vi Vibrissaphora ailaonica
zh 哀牢髭蟾
zh-CN 哀牢髭蟾

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#65932
GBIF2424685
NCBI428466