Pulchrana glandulosa (Boulenger, 1882)

Badli-Sham, Baizul Hafsyam, Syafiq, Muhamad Fatihah, Aziz, Mohd Shahrizan Azrul, Mohd Jalil, Natrah Rafiqah, Awang, Muhammad Taufik, Othman, Muhammad Nouril Ammin, Abdul Aziz, Anis Azira, Dzu, Khunirah, Abdol Wahab, Nurul Asyikin, Jamil, Nor Liyana, Ismail, Murni Azima, Wan Azman, Wan Ahmad Aidil, Xin Wei, Ooi, Jamaha, Nur Ain Nabilah, Aqmal-Naser, Mohamad, Fahmi-Ahmad, Muhammad, Shahirah-Ibrahim, Noor, Rizal, Syed Ahmad, Belabut, Daicus M., Kin Onn, Chan, Quah, Evan Seng Huat, Grismer, Larry Lee & Ahmad, Amirrudin B., 2023, A decade of amphibian studies (Animalia, Amphibia) at Sekayu lowland forest, Hulu Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia, ZooKeys 1157, pp. 43-93 : 43

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1157.95873

publication LSID

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persistent identifier

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scientific name

Pulchrana glandulosa (Boulenger, 1882)
status

 

Pulchrana glandulosa (Boulenger, 1882)

Fig. 8H Poisonous Gland Frog View Figure 8

Examined specimens.

Four male specimens were collected from SRF (UMTZC1301, UMTZC1350, UMTZC1576, and UMTZC1608, SVL = 43-74 mm).

Identification.

Morphological characters of the specimens agreed well with the description by Berry (1975) and Sumarli et al. (2015). Size (SVL: 43-74 mm, n = 4 males); vomerine teeth in two oblique series between choanae; head large, rounded snout; tympanum distinct; weak supratympanic fold; digit tips dilated into small discs bearing circum-marginal grooves; first finger much longer than second; skin fringes absent on fingers; toes webbing not well-developed; inner metatarsal tubercles oval-shaped; outer metatarsal tubercles small and rounded; dorsum without dorsolateral fold; dorsum surfaces covered with low and rounded glandular warts; dorsum colour greyish to dark brown with indistinct dark blotches; limbs with dark cross bars.

Remarks.

Pulchrana glandulosa was found in the small streams and recreational areas of SLF. The species was commonly observed hidden amongst piles of dead leaves and rotten logs.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Anura

Family

Ranidae

Genus

Pulchrana