Scutiger ningshanensis

Pingwu Toothed Toad is an amphibian of the genus Toothed Toad of the family Spadefoot Toad, and is endemic to China.

Adult toads are mostly found in small mountain streams with dense vegetation and nearby forests. During the day, they often hide under rocks in the stream or in earth holes on the shore; at night, they live on the shore or on rocks in the stream. During the breeding season, when mating, the male toad holds the female toad's crotch with its forelimbs. The female toad lays about 505 eggs, which are ring-shaped and adhere to the bottom of the water stone. There are few tadpoles, and they often live among the stones in the water pools of small streams.

Listed in the second level of the "List of National Key Protected Wildlife in China".

Endemic to China, distributed in Shaanxi (Xunyangba, Ningshan County, Zhouzhi) and Henan (Funiu Mountain, Neixiang).

Lives in the grass under the forest in mountainous areas with sparse vegetation at an altitude of 1970-2550m.

The eardrum is not obvious, the upper jaw has small teeth, and there are no vomerine teeth. There are black spines on the head; the large warts on the back are arranged in longitudinal rows (male) or intermittently form 4 longitudinal skin folds (female), with black spines; the axillary glands are slightly smaller than the thymus, and there are no femoral glands. The back of the body is brown, the back of the limbs is light brown, and the dark brown spots on the occipital extend to the back of the body; the ventral surface is gray, mixed with brown spots.