Leptobrachium leucops
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| Leptobrachium leucops | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Leptobrachium |
| Species: | L. leucops |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptobrachium leucops | |
Leptobrachium leucops is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. This toad was discovered in Bidoup Núi Bà National Park in Lâm Đồng Province, Central Highlands region of Vietnam by a group of American, Australian and Vietnamese scientists.[1][3] The specific name leucops refer to its partly white pupils.[2] It is sometimes known as the yin-yang frog.[4]
Leptobrachium leucops was found at the altitude of around 1500–1900 m above sea level.[5]
Leptobrachium leucops is nocturnal, has a length up to 4.5 cm (1.8 in) and have partly white pupils, ridges on their skin and several stripes on their four limbs.[2]
