Xenophrys zhangi (Ye & Fei, 1992)
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
Zhang's horned toad (Xenophrys zhangi), or Zhang's spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It was formerly only known from Zhangmu, Nyalam County, Tibet, China (just across the border from Kodari, Nepal), but is now known to be widespread throughout Nepal and also to inhabit four locations in India.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers.
Wikipedia contributors, Zhang's horned toad; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:54:56.740137+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Xenophrys zhangi (Ye & Fei, 1992)
- Name authority
- (Ye & Fei, 1992)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Megophryidae
- Genus
- Xenophrys
- 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
- subfamilyMegophryinae Bonaparte, 1850
- genusXenophrys Günther, 1864
- speciesXenophrys zhangi (Ye & Fei, 1992)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Xenophrys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Xenophrys glandulosa (Fei, Ye & Huang, 1990) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Xenophrys lekaguli (Stuart, Chuaynkern, Chan-ard & Inger, 2006) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Xenophrys major (Boulenger, 1908) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Xenophrys mangshanensis (Fei & Ye in Fei, Ye & Huang, 1990) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Xenophrys medogensis (Fei, Ye & Huang, 1983) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Xenophrys monticola Günther, 1864 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Xenophrys zunhebotoensis Mathew & Sen, 2007 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Xenophrys ancrae (Mahony, Teeling & Biju, 2013) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Xenophrys auralensis (Ohler, Swan & Daltry, 2002) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Xenophrys damrei (Mahony, 2011) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Xenophrys flavipunctata (Mahony, Kamei, Teeling & Biju, 2018) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Xenophrys pangdaensis Shu, Li, Wu, Liu, He, Li, Zhang & Guo, 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 |
|---|---|
| Megophrys zhangi Ye & Fei, 1992 Ye & Fei, 1992 | 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=664251 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:5CB3F. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.