A decade of amphibian studies (Animalia, Amphibia) at Sekayu lowland forest, Hulu Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia
Author
Badli-Sham, Baizul Hafsyam
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2106-3361
Biodiversity and Ecology Research Group, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Author
Syafiq, Muhamad Fatihah
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1185-3653
Biodiversity and Ecology Research Group, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Author
Aziz, Mohd Shahrizan Azrul
Biodiversity and Ecology Research Group, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Author
Mohd Jalil, Natrah Rafiqah
Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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Awang, Muhammad Taufik
Biodiversity and Ecology Research Group, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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Othman, Muhammad Nouril Ammin
Biodiversity and Ecology Research Group, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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Abdul Aziz, Anis Azira
Biodiversity and Ecology Research Group, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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Dzu, Khunirah
Biodiversity and Ecology Research Group, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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Abdol Wahab, Nurul Asyikin
Biodiversity and Ecology Research Group, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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Jamil, Nor Liyana
Biodiversity and Ecology Research Group, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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Ismail, Murni Azima
Biodiversity and Ecology Research Group, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Author
Wan Azman, Wan Ahmad Aidil
Biodiversity and Ecology Research Group, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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Xin Wei, Ooi
Biodiversity and Ecology Research Group, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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Jamaha, Nur Ain Nabilah
Biodiversity and Ecology Research Group, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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Aqmal-Naser, Mohamad
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3103-8373
Biodiversity and Ecology Research Group, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia & Biodiversity and Ecology Research Group, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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Fahmi-Ahmad, Muhammad
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7815-7054
Biodiversity and Ecology Research Group, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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Shahirah-Ibrahim, Noor
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7629-9489
Academy of Science Malaysia, 902 - 4, Jalam Tun Ismail, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Rizal, Syed Ahmad
Biodiversity and Ecology Research Group, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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Belabut, Daicus M.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6150-7532
Forestry Biotechnology Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 52109 Kepong, Selangor, Malaysia
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Kin Onn, Chan
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6270-0983
Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Quah, Evan Seng Huat
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5357-1953
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore, 2 Conservatory Drive, 117377 Singapore, Singapore
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Grismer, Larry Lee
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8422-3698
Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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Ahmad, Amirrudin B.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7775-1289
Biodiversity and Ecology Research Group, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia & Biodiversity and Ecology Research Group, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
amirrudin@umt.edu.my
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ZooKeys
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1157.95873
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1157.95873
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Kaloula latidisca Chan, Grismer & Brown, 2014
Fig. 5C Wide-Disked Bull Frog
Examined specimens.
Five specimens (formerly identified as
K. baleata
) were collected from SRF consisted of juvenile (UMTZC1011, SVL = 20 mm) and adult males (UMTZC1310, UMTZC1316, UMTZC1464, and UMTZC1482, SVL = 35-64 mm).
Identification.
Morphological characters of the specimens agreed well with the description of northern populations from Peninsular Malaysia by
Chan et al. (2014b)
. Size (SVL: 20 mm,
n
= 1 juvenile; 35-64 mm,
n
= 4 males); head wider than long; snout obtusely pointed; tympanum hidden; supratympanic fold present; limbs long and robust; digit tips expended into distinct discs lacking of circum-marginal grooves; toes webbed at base; subarticular tubercles distinct; inner metatarsal tubercle large and oval-shaped; outer metatarsal tubercle small and rounded; arm and limb insertion with yellowish patches (pale patches in preserved specimens); dorsum with black speckled marking.
Remarks.
Kaloula latidisca
was frequently spotted on tree trunks around the open and recreational areas, and occasionally at the small streams of the Peres River at SRF. No calling was heard, but
K. latidisca
was typically found in mid-November and possibly until the end of the monsoon season. This species is a new record for the amphibians in Hulu Terengganu.