First checklist on the amphibians and reptiles of Mount Korbu, the second highest peak in Peninsular Malaysia
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Chan, Kin Onn
Author
Muin, Mohd Abdul
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Anuar, Shahrul
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Andam, Joel
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Razak, Norazlinda
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Aziz, Mohd Azizol
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Check List
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http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/15.6.1055
journal article
10.15560/15.6.1055
1809-127X
Megophrys nasuta
(Schlegel, 1858)
Figure 10
Materials examined.
Seroja Camp (
04°39.415′N
,
101° 16.333′E
),
2 July 2019
(GKR001, 080); Kijang Camp (
04°40.482′N
,
101°16.788′E
),
4 July 2019
(HC1002).
Identification.
Vomerine teeth present; body robust, head wide and casque-like; skin on dorsum finely gran- ular; upper eyelids and snout form long, pointed, dermal projections; skin at angle of jaws with sharp, dermal spines; supratympanic fold set upon a boney ridge; dorsal coloration brown; chin, throat and pectoral region brown with irregular light speckling and a pair of white spots on the chest. These characters are in agreement with
Berry (1975)
.
Remarks.
Males were commonly heard calling dur- ing dusk between 1830–1930 hrs and call frequency increased significantly prior to precipitation. A juvenile was found hopping across the trail, while adults were found under leaves or shallow burrows in the ground.