Scutiger muliensis
{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
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| status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Scutiger muliensis
| authority = Fei and Ye, 1986
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Scutiger muliensis is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to Sichuan, China, where it is only known from the area of its type locality in Muli county (southwestern Sichuan), altitude {{convert|3050|–|3400|m|abbr=on}} asl. Its common name is Muli cat-eyed toad.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Megophryidae/Scutiger/Scutiger-muliensis |title=Scutiger muliensis Fei and Ye, 1986 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2015 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=7 April 2015}}
Description
Males measure {{convert|68|-|80|mm|abbr=on}} and females {{convert|60|-|68|mm|abbr=on}} in snout–vent length. Tadpoles grow to {{convert|49|mm|abbr=on}} in total length.{{cite book |title=中国两栖动物彩色图鉴 (Colored Atlas of Chinese Amphibians) |author=Fei, L. |author2=C.-Y. Ye |author3=J.-P. Jiang |name-list-style=amp |year=2010 |publisher=Sichuan Publishing Group/Sichuan Publishing House of Science and Technology |isbn=978-7-5364-6989-1 |page=142 |language=Chinese}} Scutiger muliensis resembles Scutiger mammatus but males have black spiny warts on the chest glands that are large, few and scattered, webbing between toes is poorly developed, and there are small warts around the vent and on the ventral side of the thighs and soles.{{cite journal |last1=Fei |first1=L. |last2=Ye |first2=C.-y. |name-list-style=amp |year=1986 |title=A new species of the genus Scutiger from Hengduan Mountains (Amphibia: Pelobatidae) |journal=Acta Zoologica Sinica |volume=32 |pages=62–67 |url=http://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTOTAL-BEAR198601014.htm}}
Habitat and conservation
This species' natural habitats are low-gradient streams and riparian habitats, mainly shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by overgrazing and increasing human settlement.
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| caption = Scutiger muliensis is only known from the Muli county in Sichuan, China
| alt = Muli County in Sichuan, China
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| lon_deg = 101.083
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References
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Category:Endemic fauna of Sichuan
Category:Amphibians described in 1986
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Category:Endangered Fauna of China
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