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The Precious Stream-Toad
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A
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; 101° 47 35.52”,
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All nine
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12122, 12123, 12125, 12126, 11641, 11645, 12076, 12078, 12270).
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12248 is the only male.
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is assigned to the genus
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in females; snout projecting beyond lower jaw; tympanum visible; white tubercle at rictus; finger and toe tips rounded; presence of inner and outer metatarsal tubercle; presence of gular spotting; faint presence of crossbars on hind limbs; and the faint presence of a middorsal stripe extending from the tip of the snout to the interscapular region.
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(A) adult female of
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(paratype LSUHC 12124), (B) adult female
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(LSUDPC 2550) from Frasers Hill, Pahang, (C) adult female
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(LSUDPC 5738) from Penang Island, Penang, and (E) adult female
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(LSUDPC 6599) from Gunung Tebu, Terengganu.
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Description of
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/SL=0.93) and snout width (
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/SW=0.63); eyes large, slightly protruding beyond labials in dorsal view, diameter slightly larger than snout length (ED/SL=1.07), less than one-half the size of interorbital distance (ED/IOD=0.40); tympanum fairly distinct, circular with horizontal axis being shorter than eye diameter (TD/ED=0.45); choanae subcircular, separated by a distance larger than their diameter; vomerine ridge and teeth absent; tongue narrow, ending in median point, posterior one-half free.
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<emphasis id="B95551238D1FFFFBFF4DFF1DBF03EEB8" bold="true" box="[151,269,157,180]" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">TABLE 4.</emphasis>
Selected measurements of the type series of
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<emphasis id="B95551238D1FFFFBFD36FF1DBDADEEB9" box="[748,931,157,181]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">Ansonia smeagol</emphasis>
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<th id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FF4DFF4DBEC0EF58" box="[151,206,205,340]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">Sex SVL</th>
<th id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FEFCFF4DBFB0EF58" box="[294,446,205,340]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">LSUHC 12124 Holo-type F 27.3</th>
<th id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FE3DFF4DBC71EF58" box="[487,639,205,340]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">LSUHC 12122 Para-type F 25.3</th>
<th id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FD7DFF4DBD4EEF58" box="[679,832,205,340]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">LSUHC 12123 Para-type F 27.4</th>
<th id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FCB2FF4DBA0FEF58" box="[872,1025,205,340]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">LSUHC 12125 Para-type F 24.6</th>
<th id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FBF3FF4DBACFEF58" box="[1065,1217,205,340]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">LSUHC 12126 Para-type F 19.33</th>
<th id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FB30FF4DBB8CEF58" box="[1258,1410,205,340]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">LSUHC 12245 Para-type F 26.1</th>
</tr>
<tr id="35118F738D1F0008FF4DFEE8BB8CEFAB" box="[151,1410,360,423]" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">
<th id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FF4DFEE8BEC0EFAB" box="[151,206,360,423]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">HL HW</th>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FEFCFEE8BFB0EFAB" box="[294,446,360,423]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">7 6.8</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FE3DFEE8BC71EFAB" box="[487,639,360,423]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">6.9 6.8</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FD7DFEE8BD4EEFAB" box="[679,832,360,423]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">8.2 7.2</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FCB2FEE8BA0FEFAB" box="[872,1025,360,423]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">6.1 6.7</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FBF3FEE8BACFEFAB" box="[1065,1217,360,423]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">6.4 5.6</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FB30FEE8BB8CEFAB" box="[1258,1410,360,423]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">7.3 7.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35118F738D1F0008FF4DFE3BBB8CEC40" box="[151,1410,443,588]" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">
<th id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FF4DFE3BBEC0EC40" box="[151,206,443,588]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">SL SW IND IOD</th>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FEFCFE3BBFB0EC40" box="[294,446,443,588]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">2.7 4 2.5 7.3</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FE3DFE3BBC71EC40" box="[487,639,443,588]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">2 3.7 2.2 6.5</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FD7DFE3BBD4EEC40" box="[679,832,443,588]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">2.5 4 2.5 7.4</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FCB2FE3BBA0FEC40" box="[872,1025,443,588]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">2.8 3.9 2.6 6.5</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FBF3FE3BBACFEC40" box="[1065,1217,443,588]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">2.1 3 1.9 6.2</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FB30FE3BBB8CEC40" box="[1258,1410,443,588]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">2.3 3.9 2.2 6.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35118F738D1F0008FF4DFDE0BB8CEC93" box="[151,1410,608,671]" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">
<th id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FF4DFDE0BEC0EC93" box="[151,206,608,671]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">ED TD</th>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FEFCFDE0BFB0EC93" box="[294,446,608,671]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">2.9 1.3</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FE3DFDE0BC71EC93" box="[487,639,608,671]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">2.6 1.1</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FD7DFDE0BD4EEC93" box="[679,832,608,671]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">2.9 1.4</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FCB2FDE0BA0FEC93" box="[872,1025,608,671]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">2.3 1.1</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FBF3FDE0BACFEC93" box="[1065,1217,608,671]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">2.5 1.2</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FB30FDE0BB8CEC93" box="[1258,1410,608,671]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">2.3 1.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35118F738D1F0008FF4DFD33BB8CED17" box="[151,1410,691,795]" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">
<th id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FF4DFD33BEC0ED17" box="[151,206,691,795]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">ML CL PL</th>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FEFCFD33BFB0ED17" box="[294,446,691,795]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">7 7.9 10.5</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FE3DFD33BC71ED17" box="[487,639,691,795]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">6.3 6.9 9.7</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FD7DFD33BD4EED17" box="[679,832,691,795]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">7.4 7.3 10.4</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FCB2FD33BA0FED17" box="[872,1025,691,795]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">7.2 7.8 9.2</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FBF3FD33BACFED17" box="[1065,1217,691,795]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">5.6 6.1 8.2</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FB30FD33BB8CED17" box="[1258,1410,691,795]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">6.1 7.3 8.9</td>
</tr>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9E8D318D1FFFFBFF4DFCBFBF06ED5A" blockId="12.[151,264,831,854]" box="[151,264,831,854]" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">continued.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9E8D318D1FFFFBFF45FC3ABAB3EBCC" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">
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<th id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FF45FCF2BEC0EDF5" box="[159,206,882,1017]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">Sex SVL</th>
<th id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FEBFFCF2BFF3EDF5" box="[357,509,882,1017]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">LSUHC 12246 Para-type F 26.1</th>
<th id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FD98FCF2BCD4EDF5" box="[578,730,882,1017]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">LSUHC 12247 Para-type F 22.2</th>
<th id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FCFAFCF2BDB6EDF5" box="[800,952,882,1017]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">LSUHC 12248 Para-type M 20.0</th>
<th id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FC27FCF2BB12EDF5" box="[1021,1308,882,1017]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">Mean ± Std Error: Min-Max 24.8 ± 1.4: 19.3327.4</th>
</tr>
<tr id="35118F738D1F0008FF45FB8DBB12EA79" box="[159,1308,1037,1141]" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">
<th id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FF45FB8DBEC0EA79" box="[159,206,1037,1141]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">HL HW SL</th>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FEBFFB8DBFF3EA79" box="[357,509,1037,1141]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">7.2 7.3 2.3</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FD98FB8DBCD4EA79" box="[578,730,1037,1141]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">7.2 7.2 2.3</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FCFAFB8DBDB6EA79" box="[800,952,1037,1141]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">6.1 6.1 2.2</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FC27FB8DBB12EA79" box="[1021,1308,1037,1141]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">6.9 ± 0.3: 6.18.2 6.8 ± 0.3: 5.87.5 2.4 ± 0.1: 2.12.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35118F738D1F0008FF45FB09BB12EAFD" box="[159,1308,1161,1265]" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">
<th id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FF45FB09BEC0EAFD" box="[159,206,1161,1265]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">SW IND IOD</th>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FEBFFB09BFF3EAFD" box="[357,509,1161,1265]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">3.4 2.3 6.1</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FD98FB09BCD4EAFD" box="[578,730,1161,1265]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">3.3 2.2 6.1</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FCFAFB09BDB6EAFD" box="[800,952,1161,1265]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">3.3 2.2 5</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FC27FB09BB12EAFD" box="[1021,1308,1161,1265]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">3.7 ± 0.2: 3.04.0 2.3 ± 0.1: 1.92.6 6.8 ± 0.3: 5.07.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35118F738D1F0008FF45FA85BB12EB61" box="[159,1308,1285,1389]" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">
<th id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FF45FA85BEC0EB61" box="[159,206,1285,1389]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">ED TD ML</th>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FEBFFA85BFF3EB61" box="[357,509,1285,1389]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">2.3 1.2 6.2</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FD98FA85BCD4EB61" box="[578,730,1285,1389]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">2.2 1.1 6.1</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FCFAFA85BDB6EB61" box="[800,952,1285,1389]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">2.2 1.1 5</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FC27FA85BB12EB61" box="[1021,1308,1285,1389]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">2.6 ± 0.1: 2.22.9 1.2 ± 0.05: 1.11.4 6.7 ± 0.3: 5.07.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35118F738D1F0008FF45FA01BB12EBCC" box="[159,1308,1409,1472]" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">
<th id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FF45FA01BEC0EBCC" box="[159,206,1409,1472]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">CL PL</th>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FEBFFA01BFF3EBCC" box="[357,509,1409,1472]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">7.2 8.9</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FD98FA01BCD4EBCC" box="[578,730,1409,1472]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">7.2 8.9</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FCFAFA01BDB6EBCC" box="[800,952,1409,1472]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">5.1 6.2</td>
<td id="76C0E60F8D1F0008FC27FA01BB12EBCC" box="[1021,1308,1409,1472]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">7.2 ± 0.4: 5.17.9 9.6 ± 0.6: 6.210.5</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
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Forelimbs and fingers long and slender; finger length from shortest to longest: I, II, IV, III; basal webbing not extending beyond proximal subarticular tubercle; fingertips rounded, slightly dilated but not forming discs; subarticular tubercles distinct; inner and outer metacarpal tubercles distinct, oval, raised, inner slightly smaller than outer. Hindlimbs and toes are long and slender (CL/SVL=0.29), foot longer than tibia (PL/CL=1.33); toe length from longest to shortest: I, II, III, V, IV; webbing formula:
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, II ½-2,
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½-2,
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½-3.7, V 1.5; tips rounded, dilated but not forming discs; subarticular tubercles distinct; inner tubercle elongate, raised; outer tubercle raised, oval, slightly smaller than inner.
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<paragraph id="8B9E8D318D1FFFFBFF1DF882BD12E9FE" blockId="12.[151,1436,1540,2034]" pageId="12" pageNumber="149">Upper eyelid, interorbital region, and dorsal part of snout and canthus covered in small, raised tubercles bearing keratinized tips; interorbital ridges absent; few randomly dispersed tubercles present on lores; single row of small spinules on upper lip and outer margin of upper eyelid; large tubercle just above rictus, posterior to tympanum; supratympanic fold and parotoid gland absent; back, flanks, and dorsal part of limbs bearing irregularly spaced large and small tubercles bearing white or brown keratinized spinules; entire ventral surface except for manus and pes covered with fine, evenly spaced spinules that are most dense around rictal and pectoral region; and ventral surface finely granular in both males and females.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9E8D318D1EFFFAFF1DFF17BA39EF4C" blockId="13.[151,1436,151,501]" pageId="13" pageNumber="150">
<emphasis id="B95551238D1EFFFAFF1DFF17BC1EEEBC" bold="true" box="[199,528,151,176]" pageId="13" pageNumber="150">
Coloration in life (
<figureCitation id="131A91B48D1EFFFAFE7CFF17BFE2EEBC" box="[422,492,151,176]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1599,1621]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,817,1577]" captionTargetId="figure@11.[151,1436,817,1577]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 3. (A) adult female of Ansonia smeagol sp. nov. (paratype LSUHC 12124), (B) adult female A. jeetsukumarani (LSUDPC 2550) from Frasers Hill, Pahang, (C) adult female A. malayana (LSUDPC 4392) from Bukit Larut, Perak, (D) adult female A. penangensis (LSUDPC 5738) from Penang Island, Penang, and (E) adult female A. lumut (LSUDPC 6599) from Gunung Tebu, Terengganu." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/263923/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="150">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
A).
</emphasis>
Dorsal ground color is dark brown to black; flanks bearing randomly arranged, white patches; large, white tubercle at rictus with a smaller, white tubercle present between rictus and posterior upper labial tubercles on left side of head but absent on right; four small, white patches on upper, right lip and three small, white patches on upper, left lip; white patches on ventral side of mandible, near the vent, and on anterior portion of thigh; and ventral portion of thigh much lighter than other parts of body.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9E8D318D1EFFFAFF1DFECCBAEEEFF8" blockId="13.[151,1436,151,501]" pageId="13" pageNumber="150">
<emphasis id="B95551238D1EFFFAFF1DFECCBFA7EF69" bold="true" box="[199,425,332,357]" pageId="13" pageNumber="150">
Variations (
<figureCitation id="131A91B48D1EFFFAFE89FECCBF94EF69" box="[339,410,332,357]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="13.[151,250,791,813]" captionTargetBox="[151,1431,553,767]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[151,1435,553,770]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 4. (A) Dorsal and (B) ventral view of the first five specimens of Ansonia smeagol sp. nov. collected. From left to right LSUHC 12122, LSUHC 12123, LSUHC 12124, LSUHC 12125, and LSUHC 12126." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/263924/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="150">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
).
</emphasis>
All
<typeStatus id="549A33938D1EFFFAFE04FECDBC44EF69" box="[478,586,333,357]" pageId="13" pageNumber="150" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
closely resembled the
<typeStatus id="549A33938D1EFFFAFC8BFECCBDBDEF69" box="[849,947,332,357]" pageId="13" pageNumber="150" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
in both coloration and pattern. Apart from one
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(LSUHC 12125), the ventral portion of the thigh was not lighter in coloration than the rest of the ventral surface. The same
<typeStatus id="549A33938D1EFFFAFE67FE15BC13EFA1" box="[445,541,405,429]" pageId="13" pageNumber="150" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
also showed a higher prominence of white spotting on the ventral portion of the body. None of the
<typeStatus id="549A33938D1EFFFAFEAAFE38BFD2EFDC" box="[368,476,440,464]" pageId="13" pageNumber="150" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
had a tubercle anterior to the large, white tubercle at the rictus, as was seen in the
<typeStatus id="549A33938D1EFFFAFF4DFE5CBEF3EFF9" box="[151,253,476,501]" pageId="13" pageNumber="150" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
. Measurements showing the variation in size within the
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series are shown in
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.
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<emphasis id="B95551238D1EFFFAFF4DFC97BF1AED20" bold="true" box="[151,276,791,813]" pageId="13" pageNumber="150">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
(A) Dorsal and (B) ventral view of the first five specimens of
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<emphasis id="B95551238D1EFFFAFC7EFC98BA5DED21" box="[932,1107,791,813]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="150">Ansonia smeagol</emphasis>
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collected. From left to right LSUHC 12122, LSUHC 12123, LSUHC 12124, LSUHC 12125, and LSUHC 12126.
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<emphasis id="B95551238D1EFFFAFF1DFCF3BF62ED80" bold="true" box="[199,364,883,908]" pageId="13" pageNumber="150">Comparisons.</emphasis>
Morphological data for species comparisons were obtained from
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Wood
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(2008)
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and the material examined (Appendix).
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<emphasis id="B95551238D1EFFFAFE24FC18BCB1EDBC" box="[510,703,919,944]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="150">Ansonia smeagol</emphasis>
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</emphasis>
forms a monophyletic group with
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<emphasis id="B95551238D1EFFFAFB73FC18BB7BEDBC" box="[1193,1397,919,944]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="150">A. jeetsukumarani</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B95551238D1EFFFAFA5EFC18BED9EDD8" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="150">A. lumut</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<taxonomicName id="4C21F6B28D1EFFFAFF32FC3CBF72EDD8" box="[232,380,955,980]" class="Amphibia" family="Bufonidae" genus="Ansonia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="13" pageNumber="150" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="malayana">A. malayana</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="B95551238D1EFFFAFE67FC3CBC64EDDF" box="[445,618,956,979]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="150">A. penangensis</emphasis>
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(
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).
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<emphasis id="B95551238D1EFFFAFD07FC3CBDAEEDD8" box="[733,928,955,980]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="150">Ansonia smeagol</emphasis>
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differs from
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<emphasis id="B95551238D1EFFFAFB7CFC3CBB06EDD8" box="[1190,1288,955,980]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="150">A. lumut</emphasis>
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by having a slightly smaller SVL (
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versus
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in females, respectively), lacking a large yellow tubercle at the angle of the jaw, lacking a dorsolateral row of enlarged tubercles, and having a coarsely granular abdomen. It is differentiated from
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<emphasis id="B95551238D1EFFFAFDCDFBA8BCEDEA4C" box="[535,739,1063,1088]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="150">A. jeetsukumarani</emphasis>
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by lacking a dorsolateral row of enlarged tubercles, having an inner metatarsal tubercle, and the absence of orange coloration on the flanks and orange banding on the limbs. It differs from
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by lacking a large yellow tubercle at the angle of the jaw, the absence of a light orange coloration on limbs and dorsum, and the absence of an “X” pattern on the dorsum. It differs from
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<emphasis id="B95551238D1EFFFAFB0BFB14BB74EAA7" box="[1233,1402,1172,1195]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="150">A. penangensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by its smaller SVL (
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versus
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in females), the absence of a tarsal ridge, and the absence of orange bands on the limbs. Comparisons to all other
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<emphasis id="B95551238D1EFFFAFD49FB5CBCE1EAFF" box="[659,751,1244,1267]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="150">Ansonia</emphasis>
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species can be found in
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.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C33BDEBA8D1EFFFAFF1DFB7FBD82EBE3" pageId="13" pageNumber="150" type="distribution">
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<emphasis id="B95551238D1EFFFAFF1DFB7FBC5EEB14" bold="true" box="[199,592,1279,1304]" pageId="13" pageNumber="150">Distribution and natural history.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C21F6B28D1EFFFAFD82FA80BD16EB14" box="[600,792,1279,1304]" class="Amphibia" family="Bufonidae" genus="Ansonia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="13" pageNumber="150" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="smeagol" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B95551238D1EFFFAFD82FA80BD16EB14" box="[600,792,1279,1304]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="150">Ansonia smeagol</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B95551238D1EFFFAFCFAFB7FBD75EB14" bold="true" box="[800,891,1279,1304]" pageId="13" pageNumber="150">
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</emphasis>
is only known to occur in the upland regions of the Titiwangsa Mountain Range (
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in elevation) at Genting Highlands. Four of the specimens were found between
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hrs in a small drainage ditch at the side of a dirt road, next to a muddy slope covered by hill dipterocarp forest. Five other specimens were found on top of the leaf litter, in a closed canopy forest (
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). Both localities were in the vicinity (
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) of a large, fast-flowing rocky stream with various side pools. The
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and four out of the eight
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were collected during the month of March, three of which were gravid indicating that March falls within this species reproductive season.
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<subSubSection id="C33BDEBA8D1EFFFAFF1DFA7BBB28E88C" pageId="13" pageNumber="150" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8B9E8D318D1EFFFAFF1DFA7BBB28E88C" blockId="13.[151,1437,883,1664]" pageId="13" pageNumber="150">
<emphasis id="B95551238D1EFFFAFF1DFA7BBF40E818" bold="true" box="[199,334,1531,1556]" pageId="13" pageNumber="150">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific epithet is a noun in apposition in reference to Sméagol, a fictional character created by J. R. R. Tolkien in
<emphasis id="B95551238D1EFFFAFDC9F99FBC96E834" box="[531,664,1567,1592]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="150">The Hobbit</emphasis>
(1937).
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is an upland, semiaquatic, large-eyed, creature inhabiting the Misty Mountains of Middle Earth who has long, thin limbs bearing digits with bulbous tips, large webbed feet, and large protruding eyes—characters found in the new population being described herein.
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