Xenophrys shuichengensis

IUCN

Alias：Xenophrys shuichengensis,Water City Heterohorned Toad

Basic Information

Scientific classification

name：Xenophrys shuichengensis
Aliases：Xenophrys shuichengensis,Water City Heterohorned Toad
Outline：Anura
Family：Anura Ceratophyllum

Vital signs

length：108-118mm
Weight：
lifetime：

Feature

The appearance of this species is similar to that of the spiny-fingered horned toad, but the Shuicheng horned toad is larger in size, and the female toad has a very obvious triangular protrusion on the outer side of the upper eyelid; the male toad has no nuptial spines on its fingers and no vocal sac.

Details

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".

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Location

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.

Form

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.