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
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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
Author
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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2023-03-31
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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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Nyctixalus pictus (Peters, 1871)
Fig. 9B Cinnamon Tree Frog
Examined specimens.
Three adult male specimens were collected from SRF (UMTZC1425 and UMTZC1426, SVL = 29-30 mm) and SAP (UMTZC1601, SVL = 35 mm).
Identification.
Morphological characters of the specimens agreed well with the description by
Berry (1975)
. Size (SVL: 29-35 mm,
n
= 3 males); no vomerine teeth; head longer than broad; snout obtusely pointed; vertical loreal region; tympanum distinct; digit tips expanded into round or oval-shaped discs; inner metatarsal tubercle oval-shaped, outer metatarsal tubercle absent; dorsum bright orange with whitish spots scattered over the body; limbs with rows of whitish spots forming cross-bars; abdomen with greenish black reticulation.
Remarks.
UMTZC1601 was found on low vegetation, less than 1 m from the ground near the suspension bridge at SAP, and UMTZC1426 and UMTZC1425 were found at bushy areas within a small stream off the Peres River in SRF. This species is a new record for the amphibians in Hulu Terengganu.