Xenophrys shuichengensis

The eardrum is exposed; there are columella, teeth in the upper jaw, vomerine ridges, but no vomerine teeth. The back is brown, and the skin ridges between the eyes and on the back of the body are darker; there are brown spots on the pharynx and chest, and large spots on the front of the abdomen. Males have no nuptial thorns, no male glands, and no vocal sacs.

Endemic to China, distributed in Guizhou (Fenghuang Township, Shuicheng County, Suiyang).

Lives in subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest mountain areas at an altitude of 1800-1870m.

This toad lives in the subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest mountainous area at an altitude of 1800-1870m. Its living environment is a gentle stream with cool water, dense bushes and weeds on both sides, and many limestone stones in the stream.

From April to July, adult toads move near the source of small streams and prey on gastropods, insects, earthworms and other small animals. In many years of field investigation, no sound of the toad was heard, nor was mating and egg-laying behavior seen. The eggs in the abdomen of the female toad were not mature.

It is listed as a second-level protected animal in the "National Key Protected Wildlife List".