Note on a collection of Amphibians and Reptiles from Western Sumatra (Indonesia), with the description of a new species of the genus Bufo
Author
TeyniƩ, Alexandre
Author
David, Patrick
Author
Ohler, Annemarie
text
Zootaxa
2010
2416
1
43
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.194395
824e203a-cf97-42ec-a9cb-a0515b6a1437
1175-5326
194395
Dasia olivacea
(Gray, 1838)
Material examined
.
MNHN
2002.0427 (female; SVL
53.6 mm
, TaL 86.0 mm), Bayur, Province of Sumatera Barat, elev.
480 m
.
Taxonomic comments
. We follow
Inger & Brown (1980)
and
Manthey & Grossmann (1997)
.
Distribution on Sumatra
. Provinces of Aceh, Sumatera Utara, Sumatera Barat, Jambi, Bengkulu, and Sumatera Selatan; also the islands of Nias and Simeulue (
De
Rooij, 1915
).
Biology
. The specimen was observed at 1100 hours during a clear weather. The lizard was chasing a spider on the branches of a short tree on the shore of the lake. Without being disturbed by the human presence, the lizard eventually seized and swallowed the spider.