First record of Rhacophorus verrucopus Huang, 1983 from Myanmar
Author
Liu, Shuo
Kunming Natural History Museum of Zoology, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650223, China
Author
Lwin, Ye Htet
Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw 05282, Myanmar
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7812-1377
Author
Quan, Ruichang
Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw 05282, Myanmar & Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China
Author
Li, Song
Kunming Natural History Museum of Zoology, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650223, China
lis@mail.kiz.ac.cn
text
Herpetozoa
2020
33
207
211
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.33.e60214
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.33.e60214
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Rhacophorus verrucopus Huang, 1983
Fig. 2
Specimen examined.
Adult female (SEABRI2019120056) collected on 21 December 2019 by the local guides from Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary, Sagaing Division, Myanmar (
25°21'59"N
,
95°22'59"E
, 90 m elevation).
Figure 2.
The specimen (SEABRI2019120056) collected from Myanmar in life.
A.
Dorsal view;
B.
ventral view;
C.
lose-up view of anterior part of thigh;
D.
close-up view of posterior part of thigh;
E.
close-up view of hand;
F
close-up view of foot.
Morphological description.
Morphological characters of the specimen from Myanmar agreed well with the original description of
Huang (1983)
and subsequent descriptions of
Fei et al. (2009
,
2012
). Body small and elongate, SVL 52.0 mm; head length (HL 17.6 mm) larger than width (HW 15.7 mm); snout slightly sharp, canthus rostralis distinct, loreal region slightly oblique; nostril at tip of snout, internarial distance (IND 4.3 mm) narrower than interorbital distance (IOD 9.3 mm); tympanum (TD 3.1 mm) rounded, slightly larger than half eye diameter (ED 5.4 mm), separated from eye by 1.6 mm; pupil transverse, eye diameter larger than half snout length (SL 7.7 mm). Vomerine teeth present; tongue attached anteriorly, deeply notched posteriorly.
Forearm and hand length (FHL 17.8 mm) no more than half SVL; relative length of fingers I <II <IV <III; tips of all fingers expanded into discs with transverse grooves, disc of first finger small, disc of third finger largest, its width nearly equal to tympanum; webbing formula I 1-1 II 0-1 III 1-1/2 IV; subarticular tubercles distinct, formula 1, 1, 2, 2; rows of tubercles present on palms; inner metacarpal tubercle large and flat, outer metacarpal tubercle absent.
Hind limbs long, tibia (TL 24.2 mm) about half SVL and longer than thigh (22.9 mm) and foot (FL 20.4 mm); relative length of toes I <II <III <V <IV; tips of toes expanded into discs, smaller than those of fingers; webbing formula I 0-0- II 0-1+ III 0-1 IV 1-0 V, subarticular tubercles distinct, formula 1, 1, 2, 3, 2; rows of tubercles present on pes; inner metatarsal tubercle flat, outer metatarsal tubercles absent.
Skin of dorsum smooth; supratympanic fold thin and distinct; outer edge of forearm with light coloured granules arranged in serrated shape; dermal calcars present on heels forming tarsal projections; granules above vent forming transverse skin fold; ventral skin covered with small flat granules.
Colour in life.
Colour pattern similar to the holotype of
R. verrucopus
. Dorsal surface greyish-yellow with scattered small brownish-black spots; limbs with very indistinct transverse stripes; each side of thigh and inner sides of shank, tarsus and foot orangish-red; webbing between fingers orangish-yellow, webbing between toes orangish-red; ventral surface greyish-white, belly sides light yellow; pupil black, iris greyish-yellow.
Ecological notes.
The specimen was found at night on a bush approximately 0.8 m above the ground near a large river. Several eggs were visible through the skin of the belly. The eggs were yellow and large. The breeding period of this species remains unknown.