Scutiger sikimmensis
| Scutiger sikimmensis | |
|---|---|
| Scutiger sikimmensis from Sikkim, India | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Scutiger |
| Species: | S. sikimmensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Scutiger sikimmensis (Blyth, 1855) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bombinator sikimmensis Blyth, 1855 "1854" | |
Scutiger sikimmensis is a species of toad in the family Megophryidae. It is found in northeastern India (West Bengal, Sikkim, and Meghalaya), Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet. Many common names have been coined for this species: Sikkim lazy toad, Sikimmese pelobatid toad, Sikkim high altitude toad, Sikkim spade foot frog, Blyth's short-limbed frog, and Sikkim snow toad. It is very common in the high altitudes of Sikkimese Himalaya.