Amphibians and reptiles from Lawachara National Park in Bangladesh
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Hakim, Jonathan
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Trageser, Scott J.
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Ghose, Animesh
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Rashid, Sheikh Muhammad Abdur
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Rahman, Shahriar Caesar
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http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/16.5.1239
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10.15560/16.5.1239
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Microhyla berdmorei
(Blyth, 1856)
Figure 3B
Material examined.
BANGLADESH
•
1 adult
; Syl-
het Division
,
Moulvibazar District
,
Kamalganj Upazila
, LNP, near
Lawachara Station
;
24°18.91′N
,
091°46.69′E
;
17 Jun. 2015
; photo voucher
ZRC
(
IMG
) 1.141
.
Identification.
Microhyla berdmorei
in LNP was distinguished
from other regional microhylids by its fully webbed toes and a tibio-tarsal articulation that extends beyond the tip of the snout (
Kabir et al. 2009
). Its dorsal color was variable, brown to reddish brown to light tan with markings ranging from dark black to gray to an indistinct tan, with or without gray borders. The specimens found in LNP were small in comparison to SE Asian populations, with
SVL
of
22.2–29.1 mm
, but this is comparable to specimens from Northeast
India
(
Garg et al. 2019
).
Taxonomic remarks.
Mahony and Reza (2008)
and
Hasan M et al. (2012)
reported that
M.
cf.
berdmorei
in
Bangladesh
represents an undescribed species, but
Garg et al. (2019)
found populations throughout Northeast
India
and near our study site that conform genetically to known
M. berdmorei
.
Habitat.
This species was found on trails, roads, and leaf litter in mature forest, degraded forest, tea plantation, and village habitat.