Leptobrachella alpina

Leptobrachella alpina is a frog species in the family Megophryidae.^[2][3] It is endemic to Jingdong County in Yunnan, China, where it occurs in Wuliangshan National Nature Reserve; there is also a questionable record from Tianling in Guangxi.^[2]

Leptobrachella alpina
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Megophryidae
Genus:	Leptobrachella
Species:	L. alpina
Binomial name
Leptobrachella alpina (Fei, Ye, and Li, 1990)
Synonyms[2]
Leptolalax alpinus Fei, Ye and Li, 1990 Paramegophrys alpinus (Fei, Ye and Li, 1990)

Leptobrachella alpina is a very rare species inhabiting broadleaf forests at 2,400 m (7,900 ft) above sea level. Breeding takes place in streams. It is threatened by habitat loss and degradation, primarily caused by small-scale subsistence wood extraction. Although occurring in the Wuliangshan Reserve, better management outside its core area is needed.^[1]