Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Tenasserim spadefoot toad (Leptobrachium tenasserimense), recorded as Endangered
Tenasserim spadefoot toad (Leptobrachium tenasserimense). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Tenasserim spadefoot toad

Leptobrachium tenasserimense

Tenasserim spadefoot toad is a frog in the family Megophryidae (order Anura) — Leptobrachium tenasserimense, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Leptobrachium tenasserimense
Taxonomy
Amphibia · Anura · Megophryidae · Leptobrachium

The frog

The species is endemic to western Thailand and was scientifically described in 2018.

Frogs and toads typically begin as aquatic tadpoles, though some families lay eggs on land and hatch as froglets. Skin and eggs both need moisture.

Amphibians need damp skin or water at some point in the life cycle. Habitat loss and chytrid fungus sit behind many of the badges in this class.

Range and habitat

No country pin is stored for Tenasserim spadefoot toad on this catalog. That is a missing field, not proof the animal has no range.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

Calling males and egg sites define most frog field work. A species known from one ridge is as narrow as it sounds.

Eggs and damp skin make amphibians quick to vanish from a drained wetland or a forest stripped of litter.

In crisis

Chytrid fungus, collection, and wet-forest loss are the usual pressures on frogs with a high threat category.

Tenasserim spadefoot toad is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Tenasserim spadefoot toad — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q117455071. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Leptobrachium boringii (Leptobrachium boringii), recorded as EndangeredEN

Leptobrachium boringii

Leptobrachium boringii
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus
Photograph of Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Sumatran orangutan

Pongo abelii

Quick answers

What is Tenasserim spadefoot toad?
Tenasserim spadefoot toad is a frog in the family Megophryidae (order Anura) — Leptobrachium tenasserimense.
What is the conservation status of Tenasserim spadefoot toad?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Leptobrachium tenasserimense. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Tenasserim spadefoot toad live?
The species is endemic to western Thailand and was scientifically described in 2018.
Why is Tenasserim spadefoot toad in crisis?
Chytrid fungus, collection, and wet-forest loss are the usual pressures on frogs with a high threat category.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Leptobrachium tenasserimense?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Tenasserim spadefoot toad a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.