Leptobrachium hendricksoni Taylor, 1962a

Zijia, Hong, Anuar, Shahrul, Grismer, L. Lee & Quah, Evan S. H., 2021, Preliminary report on the herpetofaunal diversity of Batu Hampar Recreational Forest, Kedah, Malaysia, Check List 17 (3), pp. 791-814 : 796

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.3.791

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E82187EC-D741-9D59-FC96-FE4517C75213

treatment provided by

Marcus

scientific name

Leptobrachium hendricksoni Taylor, 1962a
status

 

Leptobrachium hendricksoni Taylor, 1962a View in CoL

Figure 4A

Materials examined. MALAYSIA – Kedah • Batu Hampar Recreational Forest ; 05.1966°N, 100.5827°E; 40 m a.s.l.; 24.IX.2018; Evan S. H. Quah, Hong Zijia leg.; 1 ♂, USMHC 2456 GoogleMaps .

Identification and natural history. One adult male ( USMHC 2456, SVL 41 mm) matched Taylor’s (1962a) and Berry’s (1975) description in having broad head; distinct tympanum 1/2 diameter of eye; rounded finger tips; subequal first and second fingers; shorter fourth finger; longer third finger; two round and large metacarpal tu- bercles where the inner is slightly larger than outer; an oval inner metatarsal tubercle; no outer metatarsal tubercles; a supratympanic fold from eye to axilla; smooth skin; lavender brown dorsum; cream venter speckled with black; black dorsal bars on limbs and bright orange iris in life. The specimen was found in leaf litter by trail at night.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Amphibia

Order

Anura

Family

Megophryidae

Genus

Leptobrachium

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