Leptolalax melicus (Appleby's Asian toad; Khmer: កង្កែបស្លឹកមេលីកឺស, kangkaep slaek melikeus) is a frog species in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to Cambodia where it is only known from near its type locality, Virachey National Park, Ratanakiri Province; it is expected to have a wider distribution that may reach Laos and Vietnam.[2] Leptolalax melicus have only been found near rocky streams in evergreen forest between 650–850 m (2,130–2,790 ft) altitude.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Leptolalax |
| Species: | L. melicus
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| Leptolalax melicus Rowley, Stuart, Thy, and Emmett, 2010[1]
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Description edit
Leptolalax melicus is a small species even among the generally small Leptolalax: seven adult males were recorded to measure 20–23 mm (0.79–0.91 in) in snout-vent length. It is morphologically similar to Leptolalax applebyi. The advertisement call of male Leptolalax melicus is unique, consisting of a single long introductory note containing 8–50 pulses, followed by 3–11 predominantly single-pulsed notes.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Rowley, J.J.L.; B. L. Stuart; N. Thy; D. A. Emmett (2010). "A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from northeastern Cambodia" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2567: 57–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2567.1.3.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Leptolalax melicus Rowley, Stuart, Thy, and Emmett, 2010". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
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