Leptobrachium leucops
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Leptobrachium leucops is a species of amphibian
Amphibian
Amphibians , are a class of vertebrate animals including animals such as toads, frogs, caecilians, and salamanders. They are characterized as non-amniote ectothermic tetrapods...

 in the Megophryidae
Megophryidae
Megophryidae are a large family of frogs native to the warm southeast of Asia, from the Himalaya foothills eastwards, south to Indonesia and the Greater Sunda Islands in Maritime Southeast Asia, and extending to the Philippines. As of mid-2008 it encompasses approximately 70-100 species of frog...

 family.
This toad was discovered by Bidoup Nui Ba National Park
Bidoup Nui Ba National Park
Bidoup Nui Ba National Park is a national park in districts of Đam Rông and Lạc Dương, in the province of Lâm Đồng, Vietnam....

 in Lam Dong Province, the Central Highlands
Tây Nguyên
Tây Nguyên, translated as Western Highlands and sometimes also called Central Highlands, is one of the regions of Vietnam. It contains the provinces of Đắk Lắk, Đắk Nông, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Lâm Đồng....

of Vietnam by a group of American, Australian and Vietnamese scientists. Leptobrachium leucops was found at the altidutde of around 1500-1900 m above sea level

Leptobrachium leucops is nocturnal, has a length of 4.5 cm and have partly white pupils, ridges on their skin and several stripes on their four limbs.
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