Note on a collection of Amphibians and Reptiles from Western Sumatra (Indonesia), with the description of a new species of the genus Bufo
Author
TeyniƩ, Alexandre
Author
David, Patrick
Author
Ohler, Annemarie
text
Zootaxa
2010
2416
1
43
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.194395
824e203a-cf97-42ec-a9cb-a0515b6a1437
1175-5326
194395
Boiga dendrophila melanota
(Boulenger, 1896)
Material examined
. A subadult specimen, observed but not collected, from the area northwest of Kirilanjao, Province of Sumatera Barat.
Taxonomic comments
. This specimen is typical of this subspecies (see
Vogel, 2000
).
Distribution on Sumatra
. Provinces of Aceh, Sumatera Utara, Sumatera Barat, Riau (including Bengkalis
Island
), Jambi, Bengkulu, Sumatera Selatan, and Lampung; also the islands of Bangka and Belitung, and Riau Archipelago (
David & Vogel, 1996; this work
).
Biology
. This specimen was observed by night around 1930 hours on the edge between a forest and a plantation during a heavy rainshower.