Limnonectes blythii ( Boulenger, 1920 )

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

Limnonectes blythii ( Boulenger, 1920)

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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.; 1 ♀, USMHC 2440 , 1 ♂, USMHC 2441 .

Identification and natural history. One adult female ( USMHC 2440, SVL 68 mm) and one adult male ( USMHC 2441, SVL 78 mm) matched Grismer’s (2011a) description in having stout bodies; thick and stocky limbs; broad head rounding off into a pointed snout; moderate eyes; distinct tympanum 1/4–2/3 diameter of eye; toes fully webbed; low tubercles scattered on the generally smooth skin; brown bands on lip; a supratympanic fold; dark brown dorsum and lighter venter. Both specimens were found along stream by trail at night.