Scutiger (frog)


Scutiger is a genus of toads in the family Megophryidae. Common name lazy toads has been coined for them. They occur in China, Burma, Nepal, and northern India in high-altitude habitats. Most are endemic to China.

Evolution

A 2017 molecular phylogenetic study found that Scutiger originated in Paleo-Tibet during the Oligocene.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Scutiger:Scutiger adungensis Dubois, 1979 - Adung lazy toadScutiger bhutanensis Delorme and Dubois, 2001Scutiger boulengeri - Boulenger's lazy toad, Xizang alpine toad, Himalayan stream frog Scutiger brevipes Scutiger chintingensis Liu and Hu, 1960 - Chinting lazy toad, Chinting alpine toadScutiger ghunsa Khatiwada, Shu, Subedi, Wang, Ohler, Cannatella, Xie, and Jiang, 2019 - Ghunsa high altitude toadScutiger glandulatus - Hopachai lazy toad, chest gland cat-eyed toad Scutiger gongshanensis Yang and Su, 1979 - Gongshan lazy toad, Gongshan cat-eyed toad Scutiger jiulongensis Fei, Ye, and Jiang, 1995 - Jiulong cat-eyed toadScutiger liupanensis Huang, 1985 - Liupan lazy toad, Liupan alpine toadScutiger maculatus - spotted lazy toad, piebald alpine toad Scutiger mammatus - Tungsolo lazy toad Scutiger muliensis Fei and Ye, 1986 - Muli cat-eyed toad Scutiger nepalensis Dubois, 1974 - Nepal lazy toad, mountain pelobatid toad, Asiatic spadefoot toad Scutiger ningshanensis Fang, 1985 - Ningshan lazy toad, Ningshan alpine toadScutiger nyingchiensis Fei, 1977 - Nyingchi lazy toad, Ladakh pelobatid toad, Nyingshi alpine toadScutiger occidentalis Dubois, 1978 - Ladakh high altitude toadScutiger pingwuensis Liu and Tian, 1978 - Pingwu lazy toad, Pingwu alpine toad Scutiger sikimmensis - Sikkim lazy toad, Sikkim high altitude toad, Blyth's short-limbed frogScutiger spinosus Jiang, Wang, Li, and Che, 2016 - spiny lazy toadScutiger tengchongensis Yang & Huang, 2019Scutiger tuberculatus Liu and Fei, 1979 - bumpy lazy toad, round-tubercled cat-eyed toad Scutiger wanglangensis Ye and Fei, 2007 - Wanglang alpine toadScutiger wuguanfui Jiang, Rao, Yuan, Wang, Li, Hou, Che, and Che, 2012 - Wu's lazy toad, Medog lazy toad

Endemic ranges

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