First checklist on the amphibians and reptiles of Mount Korbu, the second highest peak in Peninsular Malaysia
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Chan, Kin Onn
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Muin, Mohd Abdul
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Anuar, Shahrul
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Andam, Joel
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Razak, Norazlinda
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Aziz, Mohd Azizol
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Check List
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2019-12-06
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http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/15.6.1055
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10.15560/15.6.1055
1809-127X
Limnonectes tweediei
(Smith, 1935)
Figure 8
Materials examined.
Seroja Camp (
04°39.415′N
,
101° 16.333′E
),
3 July 2019
(GKA025–027, 051); Kijang Camp (
04°40.482′N
,
101°16.788′E
),
3 July 2019
(HC999–1000).
Identification.
Vomerine teeth present; a pair of boney, fang-like, mandibular processes anteriorly; tympanum present but obscured by skin; skin on dorsum smooth, flanks slightly rugose; supratympanic fold distinct; dor- solateral fold distinct anteriorly, becoming less pronounced posteriorly towards the groin; dorsum yellowish brown to dark gray; limbs with dark crossbars; venter yellow or orangish, gular region darkly mottled. These characters are in agreement with
Dring (1979)
.
Remarks.
Limnonectes tweediei
and
L
.
nitidus
are morphologically
similar, and the former was once considered a junior synonym of the latter (
Kiew 1975
). However,
L. tweediei
was subsequently removed from that synonymy by
Dring (1979)
, who demonstrated significant morpho- logical and ecological differences between the two taxa, including body size (
L. tweediei
are much smaller than
L. nitidus
) and altitudinal distribution (
L. tweediei
occurs up to ~
900 m
vs
L. nitidus
at ~
1300 m
). The samples we collected fell within the size range of
L. tweediei
(adult males up to
41.8 mm
SVL) and were collected between 800 and
1000 m
a.s.l. Frogs were relatively common in shallow, stagnant, muddy/swampy puddles that have a thick bed of leaf litter away from main streams or rivers. Males were actively calling.