Ingerophrynus parvus ( Boulenger, 1887a )

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 : 793-794

Ingerophrynus parvus ( Boulenger, 1887a)

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Materials examined. MALAYSIA – Kedah • Batu Hampar Recreational Forest ; 05.1966°N, 100.5827°E; 40 m a.s.l.; 23.IX.2018; Evan S. H. Quah, Hong Zijia leg.; 3 ♂, USMHC 2431–2433 .

Identification and natural history. Three adult males ( USMHC 2431, SVL 33 mm; USMHC 2432, SVL 32 mm; USMHC 2433, SVL 38 mm) matched Berry’s (1975) and Grismer’s (2011a) description in having stout, medium-sized bodies; head as wide as body; short and

rounded snout; two parallel parietal bony ridges between eyes; one short supratympanic crest; oval parotoid glands; moderately sized eyes; distinct tympanum up to 3/4 diameter of eye; short and not overly robust limbs; rounded digits with moderately webbed toes; first finger longer than second; subarticular tubercles present on fin- gers and toes; a large outer metacarpal tubercle; a small inner metacarpal tubercle; a prominent inner metatarsal tubercle; a prominent outer metatarsal tubercle; rough warty skin; paired and dark paravertebral markings on dorsum; limbs and vertebral blotches light pinkish; single dark band on thigh and foreleg which becomes contiguous when the knee is flexed; belly light coloured and chest lightly spotted. All specimens were found along puddles beside the trail in disturbed areas near to the entrance at night.