Biology:Megophrys auralensis

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Megophrys auralensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Megophrys
Species:
M. auralensis
Binomial name
Megophrys auralensis
Ohler, Swan, and Daltry, 2002
Synonyms
  • Xenophrys auralensis (Ohler, Swan, and Daltry, 2002)

Megophrys auralensis (Aural horned frog; Khmer: កង្កែបស្នែងឱរ៉ាល់, kangkaep snaeng aoreal) is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to Cambodia where it is only known from Phnom Aural, the highest mountain of Cambodia.[2] Its type locality is within the Phnom Aural Wildlife Sanctuary.[3] Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, and rivers.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Megophrys auralensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T57630A85569774. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T57630A85569774.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/57630/85569774. Retrieved 13 November 2021. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Xenophrys auralensis Ohler, Swan, and Daltry, 2002". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=names&taxon=Xenophrys+auralensis. 
  3. Ohler, A.; S. R. Swan; J. C. Daltry (2002). "A recent survey of the amphibian fauna of the Cardamom Mountains, Southwest Cambodia with descriptions of three new species". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 50: 465–481. http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/50/50rbz465-481.pdf. 

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