Scutiger pingwuensis Liu & Tian, 1978
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
Scutiger pingwuensis is a species of toad in the family Megophryidae known commonly as the Pingwu lazy toad and the Pingwu alpine toad. It is endemic to Pingwu County in Sichuan, China. It lives near villages at about 2200 meters in elevation. Its habitat includes streams bordered by dense shrubs. It lays eggs under rocks in the streams.
It is a locally common species, but its range is limited, it is known from only five locations, and its population is believed to be declining. It is threatened by habitat degradation and destruction from agriculture and development as human settlement grows in the area.
Phylogenetic analyses of the genus indicate that this toad is sister species to Scutiger chintingensis.
Wikipedia contributors, Scutiger pingwuensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:51:49.642178+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Scutiger pingwuensis Liu & Tian, 1978
- Name authority
- Liu & Tian, 1978
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Megophryidae
- Genus
- Scutiger
- 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
- genusScutiger Theobald, 1868
- speciesScutiger pingwuensis Liu & Tian, 1978
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Scutiger. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Scutiger glandulatus (Liu, 1950) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scutiger gongshanensis Yang & Su, 1979 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scutiger maculatus (Liu, 1950) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scutiger mammatus (Günther, 1896) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scutiger muliensis Fei & Ye, 1986 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scutiger spinosus Jiang, Wang, Li & Che, 2016 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scutiger tengchongensis Yang & Huang, 2019 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scutiger wuguanfui Jiang, Rao, Yuan, Wang, Li, Hou, Che & Che, 2012 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scutiger adungensis Dubois, 1979 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scutiger luozhaensis Shi, Sui, Ma, Ji, Bu-Dian & Jiang, 2023 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scutiger wolong Lyu, Gao, Huang, Wu, Jiang, Jiang & Li, 2025 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scutiger feiliangi Zhou, Guan & Shi, 2023 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Scutiger pinwuensis Liu & Tian, 1978 Liu & Tian, 1978 | 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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=664215 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:4W37N. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.