Leptobrachium ailaonicum (Yang, Chen & Ma in Yang, Ma, Li & Chen, 1983)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Leptobrachium ailaonicum (variously known as the Ailao spiny toad, Ailao moustache toad, or Yunnan moustache toad) is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is found in Yunnan in southern China and on Fansipan mountain in northern Vietnam. Its type locality is Xujiaba in the Ailao Mountains in Jingdong County, Yunnan. At the time of the IUCN assessment in 2004, the population on Fansipan was considered a separate species, Leptobrachium (Vibrissaphora) echinatum, and assessed to be an endangered species.
The natural habitats of Leptobrachium ailaonicum are tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Leptobrachium ailaonicum (Yang, Chen & Ma in Yang, Ma, Li & Chen, 1983)
- Name authority
- (Yang, Chen & Ma in Yang, Ma, Li & Chen, 1983)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Megophryidae
- Genus
- Leptobrachium
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyMegophryidae Bonaparte, 1850
- subfamilyLeptobrachiinae Dubois, 1980
- genusLeptobrachium Tschudi, 1838
- speciesLeptobrachium ailaonicum (Yang, Chen & Ma in Yang, Ma, Li & Chen, 1983)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Leptobrachium. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Leptobrachium abbotti (Cochran, 1926) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptobrachium buchardi Ohler, Teynié & David, 2004 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptobrachium guangxiense Fei, Mo, Ye & Jiang, 2009 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptobrachium hasseltii Tschudi, 1838 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptobrachium hendricksoni Taylor, 1962 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptobrachium kantonishikawai Hamidy & Matsui, 2014 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptobrachium leishanense (Liu & Hu in Hu, Zhao & Lu, 1973) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptobrachium liui (Pope, 1947) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptobrachium mangyanorum Brown, Siler, Diesmos & Alcala, 2010 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptobrachium mouhoti Stuart, Sok & Neang, 2006 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptobrachium ngoclinhense (Orlov, 2005) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptobrachium promustache (Rao, Wilkinson & Zhang, 2006) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Leptobrachium echinatum Dubois & Ohler, 1998 Dubois & Ohler, 1998 | synonym |
| Vibrissaphora ailaonica Yang, Chen & Ma in Yang, Ma, Li & Chen, 1983 Yang, Chen & Ma in Yang, Ma, Li & Chen, 1983 | synonym |
| Vibrissaphora echinata (Dubois & Ohler, 1998) (Dubois & Ohler, 1998) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Yang, Ma, Li & Chen, 1983 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3TKBC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.