''Brachytarsophrys'' is a genus of the family

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in the order Anura, and are found in southern China,

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, northern

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and northern

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. Common names include short-legged toad. Natural history of ''Brachytarsophrys'' is poorly known. Males of at least some species ('' Brachytarsophrys feae'', '' Brachytarsophrys carinense'') are territorial and may be aggressive. The advertisement call of ''Brachytarsophrys feae'' has been likened to barking.

Species

There are seven species in the genus, with more likely to be described in the future. The genus can be divided into two groups: the '' Brachytarsophrys carinense'' group and '' Brachytarsophrys feae'' group. The ''B. carinense'' group is characterized by the presence of a dermal ridge or glandular fold on dorsum and their larger size, while the ''B. feae'' group does not have any ridges or folds on the dorsum and has both smaller and larger species.

''Brachytarsophrys carinense'' group

* '' Brachytarsophrys carinense'' (Boulenger, 1889) *'' Brachytarsophrys intermedia'' (Smith, 1921)

''Brachytarsophrys feae'' group

* '' Brachytarsophrys chuannanensis'' (Fei, Ye & Huang, 2001) *'' Brachytarsophrys feae'' (Boulenger, 1887) *'' Brachytarsophrys orientalis'' (Y. Li, Lyu, J. Wang & Y.Y. Wang, 2020) *'' Brachytarsophrys platyparietus'' (Rao & Yang, 1997) * '' Brachytarsophrys popei'' (Zhao, Yang, Chen, Chen, & Wang, 2014) IUCN also lists a seventh species, '' Brachytarsophrys platyparietus'', but this is considered to be a synonym of '' Brachytarsophrys carinense''. However, a 2020 study recovered it as a distinct species.

References

Brachytarsophrys Frogs of China Frogs of Asia Amphibian genera {{Megophryidae-stub