Boulenophrys brachykolos (Inger & Romer, 1961)
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.
Short-legged toad (Boulenophrys brachykolos), Pok Fu Lam Country Park, Hong Kong
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Open encyclopedia reference
Boulenophrys brachykolos, the short-legged horned toad or Peak spadefoot toad, is a frog native to southern China and Vietnam. It was first discovered in the Victoria Peak (locally known as The Peak), Hong Kong. Many populations of Hong Kong are in the country parks, such as Lung Fu Shan Country Park.
Wikipedia contributors, Boulenophrys brachykolos; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:30:25.333169+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Boulenophrys brachykolos (Inger & Romer, 1961)
- Name authority
- (Inger & Romer, 1961)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Megophryidae
- Genus
- Boulenophrys
- 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
- genusBoulenophrys Fei, Ye & Jiang, 2016
- speciesBoulenophrys brachykolos (Inger & Romer, 1961)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Boulenophrys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Boulenophrys kuatunensis (Pope, 1929) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys elongata Zeng, Wang, Chen, Xiao, Zhan, Li & Lin, 2024 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys fengshunensis Wang, Zeng, Lyu & Wang, 2022 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys hungtai Wang, Zeng, Lyu, Xiao & Wang, 2022 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys insularis (Wang, Liu, Lyu, Zeng & Wang, 2017) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys lishuiensis (Wang, Liu & Jiang in Wang, Liu, Jiang, Jin, Xu & Wu, 2017) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys omeimontis (Liu, 1950) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys yaoshanensis Qi, Mo, Lyu, Wang & Wang, 2021 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys yunkaiensis Qi, Wang, Lyu & Wang, 2021 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys binchuanensis (Ye & Fei, 1995) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys boettgeri (Boulenger, 1899) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys pepe Wang & Zeng, 2024 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Panophrys brachykolos (Inger & Romer, 1961) (Inger & Romer, 1961) | synonym |
| Megophrys brachykolos Inger & Romer, 1961 Inger & Romer, 1961 | synonym |
| Megophrys minor brachykolos Inger & Romer, 1961 Inger & Romer, 1961 | synonym |
| Xenophrys brachykolos (Inger & Romer, 1961) (Inger & Romer, 1961) | 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=1096786 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.
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:MR78. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.