Land snails and slugs of Bau limestone hills, Sarawak (Malaysia, Borneo), with the descriptions of 13 new species
Author
Marzuki, Mohammad Effendi bin
Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia & Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88450, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
fendiemz@gmail.com
Author
Liew, Thor-Seng
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9437-5924
Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88450, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
thorsengliew@gmail.com
Author
Mohd-Azlan, Jayasilan
Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia
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ZooKeys
2021
2021-04-27
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1035.60843
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1035.60843
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Platycochlium sarawakense Laidlaw, 1950
Figure 21A
Platycochlium sarawakense
Laidlaw, 1950: 370-372, fig. 1A, B.
Type locality.
"Gunong Kapor, Bau District, Sarawak".
Material examined.
Gunung Doya: ME 2906, ME 8930, ME 8950, ME 8993. Gunung Kapor: ME 8150, ME 8503, ME 9050. Gunung Batu: ME 2838, ME 2843, ME 2871, ME 8819.
Distribution in Borneo.
Sarawak: Kuching and Serian divisions. Endemic to Borneo.
Remarks.
Living snails were observed foraging among leaf litter and plant debris near the cliff in a lowland limestone forest.
Figure 21.
A
Platycochlium sarawakense
Laidlaw, 1950 ME 8993 Gunung Doya
B
Gulella bicolor
(T. Hutton, 1834) ME 9095 Gunung Kapor
C
Succinea obesa
Martens, 1867 ME 2903 Gunung Batu.