Scutiger sikimmensis (Blyth, 1855)
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 sikimmensis is a species of toad in the family Megophryidae. It is found in northeastern India (West Bengal, Sikkim, and Meghalaya), Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet. Many common names have been coined for this species: Sikkim lazy toad, Sikimmese pelobatid toad, Sikkim high altitude toad, Sikkim spade foot frog, Blyth's short-limbed frog, and Sikkim snow toad. It is very common in the high altitudes of Sikkimese Himalaya.
Wikipedia contributors, Scutiger sikimmensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:51:49.643185+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Scutiger sikimmensis (Blyth, 1855)
- Name authority
- (Blyth, 1855)
- 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 sikimmensis (Blyth, 1855)
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 pingwuensis Liu & Tian, 1978 | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Bombinator sikkimensis Blyth, 1855 Blyth, 1855 | synonym |
| Cophophryne sikkimensis (Blyth, 1855) (Blyth, 1855) | synonym |
| Bombinator sikimmensis Blyth, 1855 Blyth, 1855 | 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=664216 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:4W37Y. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.