Leptobrachella bourreti
| Leptobrachella bourreti | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Leptobrachella |
| Species: | L. bourreti |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptobrachella bourreti (Dubois, 1983) | |
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| Distribution of L. bourreti | |
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Leptobrachella bourreti (Bourret's Asian toad or Bourret litter frog) is a frog species in the family Megophryidae. It is known with certainty only from the vicinity of its type locality in Sa Pa in northern Vietnam. Earlier records from Laos refer to Leptobrachella eos (described in 2011) and those from Thailand probably to an unnamed species.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, and rivers. It is currently classified as vulnerable by the IUCN.[1]
Description
Leptobrachella bourreti is large for its genus: males measure 28–36 mm (1.1–1.4 in) and females 42–45 mm (1.7–1.8 in) in snout-vent length. Their back is reddish, greenish, or brown with dark spots, with moderate dark spots on the sides. The colouration of irises is variable, clearer above, and coppery, green, or brownish.[3]
References
- 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Leptobrachella bourreti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T48101639A3060873. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T48101639A3060873.en.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2024). "Leptobrachella bourreti (Dubois, 1983)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.2, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ Ohler, A.; K. C. Wollenberg; P. Grosjean; R. Hendrix; M. Vences; T. Ziegler; A. Dubois (2011). "Sorting out Lalos: description of new species and additional taxonomic data on megophryid frogs from northern Indochina (genus Leptolalax, Megophryidae, Anura)". Zootaxa. 3147: 1–83.