Limnonectes hascheanus ( Stoliczka, 1870 )

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 : 794-796

Limnonectes hascheanus ( Stoliczka, 1870) Figure 3F

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 2455.

Identification and natural history. One adult male ( USMHC 2455, SVL 25 mm) matched Berry’s (1975) and Grismer’s (2011a) description in having a small and moderately-built body; thick and stocky limbs; broad head; rounded snout; distinct tympanum about 2/3 diameter of eye; small disks on finger and toe tips; first finger as long as second; moderate subarticular tubercles on fingers and toes; a large inner metatarsal tubercle; no outer metatarsal tubercles; small flat warts on skin; absence of distinct dorsolateral fold; strong supratympanic fold from eye to shoulder; pale brown dorsum with small darker spots; a dark crossbar between the eyes; a blackish streak passing through the eye on each side of the head; dark brown vertical bars on lips; regular dark cross-bands on limbs; white venter and throat spotted with brown. The specimen was found in leaf litter by trail, calling at night.