The Mangshan horned toad (Xenophrys mangshanensis), or Mangshan spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to China and known only from southern Hunan and northern Guangdong; its type locality is Mount Mang (Mangshan) in Yizhang County, Hunan. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Mangshan Horned Toad being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Megophrys montana
- Pelobatrachus nasutus
- Grillitschia aceras
- Rhaebo haematiticus — considered poisonous
- Pelobatrachus kobayashii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Megophryidae
- Genus
- Xenophrys
- Species
- Xenophrys mangshanensis
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