Oreolalax


Oreolalax is a genus of frogs in the family Megophryidae. The common name for the genus is toothed toads. Most member species are endemic to southwestern China, with at least two species in northern Vietnam, and the newly discovered Oreolalax adelphos in 2024, and possibly extending into adjacent Laos. There is also a population in Arunachal Pradesh that has not yet been assigned to a species, although it may rather be assigned to the genus Scutiger.

Species

The genus contains the following species:
  1. Oreolalax adelphos Nguyen, Tapley, Kane, Tran, Cui & Rowley, 2024
  2. Oreolalax chuanbeiensis Tian, 1983
  3. Oreolalax granulosus Fei, Ye & Chen, 1990
  4. Oreolalax jingdongensis Ma, Yang & Li, 1983
  5. Oreolalax liangbeiensis Liu & Fei, 1979
  6. Oreolalax lichuanensis Hu & Fei, 1979
  7. Oreolalax longmenmontis Hou, Shi, Hu, Deng, Jiang, Xie & Wang, 2020
  8. Oreolalax major
  9. Oreolalax multipunctatus Wu, Zhao, Inger & Shaffer, 1993
  10. Oreolalax nanjiangensis Fei & Ye, 1999
  11. Oreolalax omeimontis
  12. Oreolalax pingii
  13. Oreolalax popei
  14. Oreolalax puxiongensis Liu & Fei, 1979
  15. Oreolalax rhodostigmatus Hu & Fei, 1979
  16. Oreolalax rugosus
  17. Oreolalax schmidti
  18. Oreolalax sterlingae Nguyen, Phung, Le, Ziegler & Böhme, 2013
  19. Oreolalax weigoldi
  20. Oreolalax xiangchengensis Fei & Huang, 1983

Endemic ranges

Many Oreolalax species are endemic to highly restricted geographical areas in the Eastern Himalayas, especially in Sichuan, China. The ranges often overlap with those of Scutiger species.