A survey of morphological variation in adult Meristogenys amoropalamus (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae), with a description of a new cryptic species
Author
Shimada, Tomohiko
Author
Matsui, Masafumi
Author
Yambun, Paul
Author
Sudin, Ahmad
text
Zootaxa
2011
2905
33
56
journal article
46761
10.5281/zenodo.205593
d80346ff-f0ac-49e4-9622-599cd854408f
1175-5326
205593
Meristogenys amoropalamus
(Matsui, 1986)
Amolops amoropalamus
: Matsui, 1986
, p. 628–629. figs. 1C, 1F, 2C, 2D;
Meristogenys amoropalamus
(larvae): Yang, 1991, p. 33–34; Malkmus
et al
., 2002, p. 149–150;
Meristogenys
sp. (lineage 1): Shimada
et al
., 2007a, pp. 173–189;
Meristogenys amoropalamus
(larval morphotype 1): Shimada
et al
., 2007b, pp. 59–63;
Meristogenys amoropalamus
(lineage 1): Shimada
et al
., 2011, p. 158–177,
Fig. 3
,
4
,
6
.
Iris colour.
Iris bicoloured, yellowish green above and reddish brown below. The upper part became dark yellow after anaesthesia.
Eggs.
Ova bicoloured, heavy pigmentations on the animal pole, cream white on the plant pole; clutch size 400– 550; ovum diameter
2.1–2.6 mm
.
Range.
Besides the
type
locality (Gunung Tapai Sia;
1300 m
a. s. l.), the adult of this species has been collected from Mesilau (
1800 m
) and Kamborangah (
1800 m
) in the Kinabalu National Park and Bario (
1000 m
) from
Sarawak
. The larvae of this species have also been collected from Mahua (
1063 m
), Liwagu (
1500 m
), and Trus Madi (Shimada
et al.
, 2007b; altitude unknown). According to Yang (1991), tadpoles similar to this species had been collected from Sg. Panataran [Melangkap; FMNH (Field Museum of Natural History) 229861], Sg. Mesilau (Mesilau; FMNH 229862), Sg. Bambangan (Mamut; FMNH 229863), Sg. Kipungit (Poring; FMNH
130893
), and Sg. Pegalan (FMNH 228007; J. Ladonski, pers. comm.).