Boulenophrys insularis (Wang, Liu, Lyu, Zeng, and Wang, 2017)

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Megophryidae > Subfamily: Megophryinae > Genus: Boulenophrys > Species: Boulenophrys insularis

Xenophrys insularis Wang, Liu, Lyu, Zeng, and Wang, 2017, Zootaxa, 4324: 547. Holotype: SYS a002169, by original designation. Type locality: "Nan’ao Island (23°26'0.09" N, 117°4'45.61" E; 425 m a.s.l.), Shantou City, Guangdong Province, China". 

Panophrys insularis — Lyu, Zeng, Wang, Liu, Huang, Li, and Wang, 2021, Zootaxa, 4927: 12.  

Boulenophrys insularis — Dubois, Ohler, and Pyron, 2021, Megataxa, 5: 679 (by implication); Qi, Lyu, Wang, Mo, Zeng, Zeng, Dai, Li, Grismer, and Wang, 2021, Zootaxa, 5072: 403.

English Names

Nan'ao Island Horned Toad (Lyu, Qi, Wang, Zhang, Zhao, Zeng, Wan, Yang, Mo, and Wang, 2023, Zool. Res., Kunming, 44: 430).

Distribution

Known only from the type locality, Nan'ao Island, Shantou City, Guangdong Province, China, 50–500 m elevation. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: China, People's Republic of

Endemic: China, People's Republic of

Comment

Previously confused with Megophrys minor according to the original publication. Lyu, Qi, Wang, Zhang, Zhao, Zeng, Wan, Yang, Mo, and Wang, 2023, Zool. Res., Kunming, 44: 430–431, provided an account and placed this in their Boulenophrys boettgeri group. 

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