Oreolalax rugosus (Liu, 1943)
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
Oreolalax rugosus (Chaochiao lazy toad or warty toothed toad) is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae.
It is endemic to China where it can be found in the Hengduan Mountains in southern Sichuan and northern Yunnan provinces. Its natural habitats are subtropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Male Oreolalax rugosus grow to about 47 mm (1.9 in) in snout-vent length and females to about 50 mm (2.0 in). Tadpoles are 67 mm (2.6 in) in length.
Wikipedia contributors, Oreolalax rugosus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:33:07.577136+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Oreolalax rugosus (Liu, 1943)
- Name authority
- (Liu, 1943)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Megophryidae
- Genus
- Oreolalax
- 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
- genusOreolalax Myers & Leviton, 1962
- speciesOreolalax rugosus (Liu, 1943)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Oreolalax. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Oreolalax lichuanensis Hu & Fei in Liu, Hu & Fei, 1979 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oreolalax sterlingae Nguyen, Phung, Le, Ziegler & Böhme, 2013 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oreolalax puxiongensis Liu & Fei in Liu, Hu & Fei, 1979 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oreolalax rhodostigmatus Hu & Fei in Liu, Hu & Fei, 1979 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oreolalax major (Liu & Hu, 1960) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oreolalax chuanbeiensis Tian, 1983 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oreolalax schmidti (Liu, 1947) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oreolalax longmenmontis Hou, Shi, Hu, Deng, Jiang, Xie & Wang, 2020 | 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 rugosus Liu, 1943 Liu, 1943 | 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=664196 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:754JT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.