Common Lazy Toad vs Schmidt's Lazy Toad

Oreolalax major compared with Oreolalax schmidti

Key Differences

  • Common Lazy Toad is Least Concern while Schmidt's Lazy Toad is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Common Lazy Toad Schmidt's Lazy Toad
Kingdom same Animalia (สัตว์) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same Amphibia (สัตว์สะเทินน้ำสะเทินบก) Amphibia (สัตว์สะเทินน้ำสะเทินบก)
Order same Anura (อันดับกบ) Anura (อันดับกบ)
Family same Megophryidae Megophryidae
Genus same Oreolalax Oreolalax
Species Oreolalax major Oreolalax schmidti

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Lazy Toad and Schmidt's Lazy Toad share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oreolalax.

Conservation Status

Common Lazy Toad

LC — Least Concern

Schmidt's Lazy Toad

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Common Lazy Toad Schmidt's Lazy Toad
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Lazy Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Schmidt's Lazy Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Common Lazy Toad

The Common Lazy Toad (<em>Oreolalax major</em>) is an amphibian in the family Megophryidae, classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The species typically inhabits freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands, favoring cool, humid environments associated with mountain streams and adjacent riparian vegetation. As a member of the family Megophryidae, it is adapted to fast-flowing, clear mountain streams where larvae typically develop among leaf litter and gravel on the stream bed. The Common Lazy Toad is generally associated with the highland and montane zones of its range, relying on intact forest cover and unpolluted water bodies for reproduction and larval development. Its Least Concern status reflects an assessment of stable population trends, though like many amphibians it may be sensitive to changes in water quality, habitat loss, and emerging infectious diseases such as chytridiomycosis. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

Schmidt's Lazy Toad

No description available.

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