Oreolalax is a genus of in the family Megophryidae.[ The common name for the genus is toothed toads. Most member species are Endemism to southwestern China, with at least two species in northern Vietnam ( Oreolalax sterlingae), and the newly discovered Oreolalax adelphos in 2024, and possibly extending into adjacent Laos.][Nguyen, Luan Thanh; Tapley, Benjamin; Kane, Daniel; Tran, Tuyet-Dzung Thi; Cui, Jiaxin; Rowley, Jodi J. L. (2024). "A new Oreolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from the Hoang Lien Range, northwest Vietnam". Zootaxa 5514 (6): 501–524. ] There is also a population in Arunachal Pradesh (Northeast India) that has not yet been assigned to a species,[ although it may rather be assigned to the genus Scutiger.]
Species
The genus contains the following species:[
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Oreolalax adelphos Nguyen, Tapley, Kane, Tran, Cui & Rowley, 2024
[Nguyen, Luan Thanh; Tapley, Benjamin; Kane, Daniel; Tran, Tuyet-Dzung Thi; Cui, Jiaxin; Rowley, Jodi J. L. (2024). "A new Oreolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from the Hoang Lien Range, northwest Vietnam". Zootaxa 5514 (6): 501–524. ]
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Oreolalax chuanbeiensis Tian, 1983
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Oreolalax granulosus Fei, Ye & Chen, 1990
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Oreolalax jingdongensis Ma, Yang & Li, 1983
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Oreolalax liangbeiensis Liu & Fei, 1979
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Oreolalax lichuanensis Hu & Fei, 1979
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Oreolalax longmenmontis Hou, Shi, Hu, Deng, Jiang, Xie & Wang, 2020
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Oreolalax major (Liu & Hu, 1960)
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Oreolalax multipunctatus Wu, Zhao, Inger & Shaffer, 1993
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Oreolalax nanjiangensis Fei & Ye, 1999
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Oreolalax omeimontis (Liu & Hu, 1960)
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Oreolalax pingii (Liu, 1943)
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Oreolalax popei (Liu, 1947)
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Oreolalax puxiongensis Liu & Fei, 1979
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Oreolalax rhodostigmatus Hu & Fei, 1979
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Oreolalax rugosus (Liu, 1943)
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Oreolalax schmidti (Liu, 1947)
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Oreolalax sterlingae Nguyen, Phung, Le, Ziegler & Böhme, 2013
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Oreolalax weigoldi (Vogt, 1924)
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Oreolalax xiangchengensis Fei & Huang, 1983
Endemic ranges
Many Oreolalax species are Endemism to highly restricted geographical areas in the Eastern Himalayas, especially in Sichuan, China. The ranges often overlap with those of Scutiger species.
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Yunnan, China
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Sichuan, China
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Oreolalax nanjiangensis: Mount Guangwu (光雾山), Nanjiang County, Sichuan
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Oreolalax chuanbeiensis: Pingwu County and Mao County, Sichuan
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Oreolalax liangbeiensis: Puxiong (普雄镇), Yuexi County, Sichuan
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Oreolalax longmenmontis: Pengzhou, Sichuan
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Oreolalax puxiongensis: Puxiong (普雄镇), Yuexi County, Sichuan
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Oreolalax pingii: Zhaojue County and Yuexi County, Sichuan
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Oreolalax multipunctatus: Emeishan City and Hongya County counties, Sichuan
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Oreolalax omeimontis: Emeishan City and Hongya County counties, Sichuan
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Oreolalax major: central Sichuan
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Oreolalax schmidti: central Sichuan
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Oreolalax weigoldi: Washan, Sichuan
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