Morphology and Systematics of Kalophrynus interlineatus-pleurostigma Populations (Anura: Microhylidae: Kalophryninae) and a Taxonomy of the Genus Kalophrynus Tschudi, Asian Sticky Frogs
Author
Zug, George R.
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Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences
2015
2015-04-15
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10.5281/zenodo.11512244
0068-547X
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Kalophrynus intermedius
Inger, 1966
Mengiong Sticky Frog
Kalophrynus intermedius
Inger, 1966
,
Fieldiana, Zoology
52:131 [
type
locality: “
Nanga Tekalit
,
Mengiong River
,
Third Division
, Sarawak”,
Malaysia
(
Borneo
)]
.
TYPE
MATERIAL
.—
HOLOTYPE
:
Field Museum of Natural History
139348
.
PARATYPES
:
FMNH 138070
,
144298
.
By
original designation
.
DEFINITION
.— Medium size, adult females 37.9–40.
5 mm
SVL
(
n =
2), no males known; head moderately long NA % HeadL/
SVL
; head wider than long NA % HeadW/HeadL; naris closer to snout than to eye NA % NarEye/SnEye; eye moderately large NA % EyeD/HeadL; tympanum visible and smaller than eye ~66 % Tymp/EyeD; slender moderately long forelimb NA % Forarm/
SVL
and forearm to crus length NA % Forarm/CrusL; hindlimb moderately long NA % HndlL/
SVL
, 38–41 % CrusL/
SVL
, and NA % CrusL/ThghL; hindfoot well developed NA % HndfL/CrusL.
Vomerine teeth, presence or absence not reported; palatal fold morphology, vomerine fold not described, postorbital fold short and notched medially, and buccal fold long and crenulated; tongue size and shape not reported.
Fingers not webbed; lengths 3>2>1>4, fourth nub-like; tips rounded, not dilated; subarticular tubercles present, shape and numbers on digits not reported; fleshy palmar tubercle, size and shape not reported. Toes two-thirds webbed, web extending to distal subarticular tubercle of toe 3 and between proximal and middle tubercle of toe 4, lengths 4>3>5>2>1; tips rounded, not dilated; subarticular tubercles present, number and shapes not reported, distinct on toes 1–4, barely visible on 5; inner and outer metatarsal tubercles poorly developed.
Color in life not known; dorsum brown to purplish brown with obscure darker markings on back, no inguinal ocelli; sides cream or yellow; venter cream, pinkish on throat and pair of dark bars on throat and scattered small dark spots on chest.
ETYMOLOGY
.— The choice of the name
intermedius
was not stated, presumably it is in reference to this frog’s size between that of two smaller Bornean
Kalophrynus heterochirus
,
punctatus
¸
and
subterrestris
and the larger
K.
“
pleurostigma
”.
DISTRIBUTION
.— Borneo, Sarawk. Known only from the
type
localitye.
NATURAL
HISTORY
.— The three known specimens were collected on the floor of primary rain forest at less than
300 m
a.s.l.
COMMENTS
.— Preceding information extracted from
Inger (1966)
.
Kalophrynus limbooliati
Matsui, Nishikawa, Belabut, Ahmad, and Yong, 2012
Johor
Tiny Sticky Frog
Kalophrynus limbooliati
Matsui, Nishikawa, Belabut, Ahmad, and Yong, 2012,
Zootaxa
3155:39 [
type
locality: “Gunung (= Mt.) Pulai, Kpg. (Kampung = village) Sri, Kulai, State of
Johor
, Peninsular
Malaysia
(
01°36′N
,
103°32′E
,
457 m
a.s.l.
)”]
.
TYPE
MATERIAL
.—
HOLOTYPE
:
Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia
Herpetological Collection
705
.
PARATYPES
: Kyoto University Health & Environment 53314–315, 52061. All by original designation
DEFINITION
.— Small, no adult females, adult male 26.2–28.
7 mm
SVL
(
n
=3); head long 32 % HeadL/
SVL
; head width subequal length 32–34 % HeadW/
SVL
; snout moderately broad NA % SnW/HeadL; naris closer to snout than to eye NA % NarEye/SnEye; eye moderately large 13–17 % EyeD/
SVL
; tympanum visible and smaller than eye 8–9 % Tymp/
SVL
; moderate length forelimb NA % Forarm/
SVL
and forearm equal crus length NA % Forarm/CrusL; hindlimb moderately long 129–136 % HndlL/
SVL
, 41–42 % CrusL/
SVL
, and NA % CrusL/ThghL; hindfoot well developed 33–36 % HndfL/
SVL
.
Vomerine teeth presence or absence not reported; palatal fold morphology not reported; tongue entire, i.e., presumably end rounded and not notched.
Fingers with slight basal web; lengths 3>2>1>4; tips rounded and not dilated; subarticular tubercles large, round, and two on digits 1, 2, 4, and three on 3; outer palmar tubercle fleshy and large, inner indistinct; asperities (nuptial pad) absent on hand. Toes lightly webbed to below level of proximal subarticular tubercles of toe 4, lengths 4>3>5>2>1; tips rounded; subarticular tubercles variously developed, none on digit 5, one on 1, 2, two on 3, and three on 4, tubercles prominent only on fourth toe (distal and middle one); large, oval inner metatarsal tubercle, indistinct outer tubercle.
In life, dorsum variable from light orange brown to dark brown with obscure darker hourglass mark from interorbital to shoulders and scattered small dark spots posteriorly on trunk; light colored narrow stripe from tip of snout above eye and tympanum, then diagonally to mid inguina; dark inguinal spot without light border; loris and temporal area to axilla dark brown, trunk side as dorsum; venter pinkish gray with scattered white spots.
ETYMOLOGY
.— The specific name honors Dr. Lim Boo Liat, a pioneer of field zoology in
Malaysia
.
DISTRIBUTION
.—
Southern Peninsular
Malaysia
(
Johor
,
Negeri Sembilan
, and possibly
Pahang
but unconfirmed) and
Singapore
.
NATURAL
HISTORY
.—
Kalophrynus limbooliati
is a forest-floor resident in a variety of forests, secondary broad-leafed and bamboo. Males call from beneath leaf litter.
COMMENTS
.— Preceding information extracted from
Matsui et al. (2012)
.