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Scutiger (frog)

Scutiger is a genus of toads in the family Megophryidae. Common name lazy toads has been coined for them. They occur in China, Burma, Nepal, and northern India in high-altitude habitats. Most are endemic to China.

Evolution
A 2017 molecular phylogenetic study found that Scutiger originated in Paleo-Tibet during the Oligocene. ==Species==
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Scutiger: • Scutiger adungensis Dubois, 1979 – Adung lazy toad • Scutiger bhutanensis Delorme and Dubois, 2001 • Scutiger boulengeri (Bedriaga, 1898) – Boulenger's lazy toad, Xizang alpine toad, Himalayan stream frog • Scutiger brevipes (Liu, 1950) • Scutiger chintingensis Liu and Hu, 1960 – Chinting lazy toad, Chinting alpine toad • Scutiger ghunsa Khatiwada, Shu, Subedi, Wang, Ohler, Cannatella, Xie, and Jiang, 2019 – Ghunsa high altitude toad • Scutiger glandulatus (Liu, 1950) – Hopachai lazy toad, chest gland cat-eyed toad • Scutiger gongshanensis Yang and Su, 1979 – Gongshan lazy toad, Gongshan cat-eyed toad • Scutiger jiulongensis Fei, Ye, and Jiang, 1995 – Jiulong cat-eyed toad • Scutiger liupanensis Huang, 1985 – Liupan lazy toad, Liupan alpine toad • Scutiger maculatus (Liu, 1950) – spotted lazy toad, piebald alpine toad • Scutiger mammatus (Günther, 1896) – Tungsolo lazy toad • Scutiger muliensis Fei and Ye, 1986 – Muli cat-eyed toad • Scutiger nepalensis Dubois, 1974 – Nepal lazy toad, mountain pelobatid toad, Asiatic spadefoot toad • Scutiger ningshanensis Fang, 1985 – Ningshan lazy toad, Ningshan alpine toad • Scutiger nyingchiensis Fei, 1977 – Nyingchi lazy toad, Ladakh pelobatid toad, Nyingshi alpine toad • Scutiger occidentalis Dubois, 1978 – Ladakh high altitude toad • Scutiger pingwuensis Liu and Tian, 1978 – Pingwu lazy toad, Pingwu alpine toad • Scutiger sikimmensis (Blyth, 1855) – Sikkim lazy toad, Sikkim high altitude toad, Blyth's short-limbed frog • Scutiger spinosus Jiang, Wang, Li, and Che, 2016 – spiny lazy toad • Scutiger tengchongensis Yang & Huang, 2019 • Scutiger tuberculatus Liu and Fei, 1979 – bumpy lazy toad, round-tubercled cat-eyed toad • Scutiger wanglangensis Ye and Fei, 2007 – Wanglang alpine toad • Scutiger wuguanfui Jiang, Rao, Yuan, Wang, Li, Hou, Che, and Che, 2012 – Wu's lazy toad, Medog lazy toad ==Endemic ranges==
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