Abavorana luctuosa (Peters, 1871)

Chan, Kin Onn, Muin, Mohd Abdul, Anuar, Shahrul, Andam, Joel, Razak, Norazlinda & Aziz, Mohd Azizol, 2019, First checklist on the amphibians and reptiles of Mount Korbu, the second highest peak in Peninsular Malaysia, Check List 15 (6), pp. 1055-1069 : 1062

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https://doi.org/10.15560/15.6.1055

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scientific name

Abavorana luctuosa (Peters, 1871)
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Materials examined. Seroja Camp (04°39.415′N, 101° 16.333′E), 2 July 2019 (GKA041).

Identification. Vomerine teeth present; tympanum distinct; skin on dorsum and venter smooth; supratympanic and dorsolateral fold absent; dorsum reddish brown with a distinct, white, dorsolateral stripe which extends con- tinually from the tip of snout, along the canthus rostralis, upper eyelid, and to the vent; sides of head and flanks ventral to the dorsolateral stripe and dorsal surfaces of front and hind limbs dark brown to black; limbs with small, white patches forming irregular crossbars; venter light gray. These characters are in agreement with Berry (1975) and Quah et al. (2017).

Remarks. Only one individual was seen on leaves in a small stream near Seroja Camp.

Berry PY (1975) The amphibian fauna of Peninsular Malaysia. Tropical Press, Kuala Lumpur, 130 pp.

Quah ESH, Shahrul AMS, Grismer LL, Wood Jr PL, Siti AMN, Muin MA (2017) A new species of frog of the genus Abavorana Oliver, Prendini, Kraus & Raxworthy 2015 (Anura: Ranidae) from Gu- nung Jerai, Kedah, northwestern Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa 4320: 272 - 288. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4320.2.4

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Amphibia

Order

Anura

Family

Ranidae

Genus

Abavorana