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Leptobrachella nahangensis

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Leptobrachella nahangensis (Nahang Asian toad) is a frog species in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to Tuyên Quang Province, northern Vietnam.[3] Its natural habitats are subtropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and caves. Its status is insufficiently known. This species has only been found near the entrance to a cave in Na Hang Nature Reserve.[1]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
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Leptobrachella nahangensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Leptobrachella
Species:
L. nahangensis
Binomial name
Leptobrachella nahangensis
(Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov & Ho, 1998)[2]
Distribution of L. nahangensis
Synonyms[3]
  • Leptolalax nahangensis Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov, and Ho, 1998
  • Leptolalax (Lalax) nahangensis Delorme, Dubois, Grosjean, and Ohler, 2006
  • Leptolalax (Lalos) nahangensis Dubois, Grosjean, Ohler, Adler, and Zhao, 2010
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Description

Leptobrachella nahangensis is large for its genus: male measures 41 mm (1.6 in) in snout-vent length. Its back is lavender-brown with large, irregular mottling and sides have large spots. It has golden irises,[4] described as "piercing gold".[5]

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