Ptyas carinatus (Günther, 1858 ), Gunther, 1858

Teynié, Alexandre, David, Patrick & Ohler, Annemarie, 2010, Note on a collection of Amphibians and Reptiles from Western Sumatra (Indonesia), with the description of a new species of the genus Bufo, Zootaxa 2416, pp. 1-43 : 23

Ptyas carinatus (Günther, 1858)

Material examined. A very large specimen (ToL 2.55 m) dead on the road, examined but not preserved, vicinity of Lubuksao, Province of Sumatera Barat, elev. ca 400 m. – An adult specimen (male; ToL about 2.30 m) kept in captivity and reported as from the vicinity of Lake Maninjau.

Taxonomic comments. These specimens are typical for the species as described in De Rooij ( 1917) and Tweedie ( 1983).

Distribution on Sumatra. Provinces of Sumatera Utara, Sumatera Barat, and Lampung ( David & Vogel, 1996) but probably more widespread.

Biology. The specimen from Lubuksao was killed on a road crossing a disturbed, rocky primary forest.