Oreolalax [SEP] parent taxon
Oreolalax
Oreolalax is a genus of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. They are mostly endemic to southwestern China with one species in northern Vietnam ("Oreolalax sterlingae"), possibly extending into adjacent Laos.
Species.
The genus contains the following 18 species:
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.
- Yunnan, China
- "Oreolalax
has uniform colour in some species, whereas in other species the upper half is coloured and the lower half is dark.
The sister taxon of "Leptobrachium" is a clade that includes "Scutiger" and "Oreolalax".
Subgenera.
Two subgenera, "Leptobrachium" and "Vibrissaphora", are recognized; the latter was originally described as a genus, with "Vibrissaphora boringii" as the type species. These subgenera (or genera) were originally separated by presence (in "Vibrissaphora", hence the