Limnonectes hascheanus (Stoliczka, 1870)

Badli-Sham, Baizul Hafsyam, Syafiq, Muhamad Fatihah, Aziz, Mohd Shahrizan Azrul, Mohd Jalil, Natrah Rafiqah, Awang, Muhammad Taufik, Othman, Muhammad Nouril Ammin, Abdul Aziz, Anis Azira, Dzu, Khunirah, Abdol Wahab, Nurul Asyikin, Jamil, Nor Liyana, Ismail, Murni Azima, Wan Azman, Wan Ahmad Aidil, Xin Wei, Ooi, Jamaha, Nur Ain Nabilah, Aqmal-Naser, Mohamad, Fahmi-Ahmad, Muhammad, Shahirah-Ibrahim, Noor, Rizal, Syed Ahmad, Belabut, Daicus M., Kin Onn, Chan, Quah, Evan Seng Huat, Grismer, Larry Lee & Ahmad, Amirrudin B., 2023, A decade of amphibian studies (Animalia, Amphibia) at Sekayu lowland forest, Hulu Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia, ZooKeys 1157, pp. 43-93 : 43

Limnonectes hascheanus (Stoliczka, 1870)

Fig. 4C Hill Forest Frog

Examined specimens.

Two male specimens were collected from SAP (UMTZC1516, SVL = 29 mm) and SRF (UMTZC1529, SVL = 19 mm).

Identification.

Morphological characters of the specimens agreed well with the description by Berry (1975) and Hong et al. (2021). Size (SVL: 19-29 mm, n = 2 males); vomerine teeth in two oblique oval groups; head moderate; dark crossbar between eyes; rounded snout; tympanum distinct; distinct supratympanic fold from eye to shoulder; inner metatarsal tubercles large; outer metatarsal tubercles absent; digit tips lacking of circum marginal grooves; toes webbed but not reaching discs of second and third toes; dorsum skin smooth with small and low tubercles; dorsolateral fold absent; dorsum colour pale brown with small dark spots and W-shaped marking.

Remarks.

UMTZC1516 was collected from hilly terrain at SAP and they are usually seen quietly perched amongst piles of dead leaves. UMTZC1529 was found at the Herbal Park within SRF on similar substrate as the preceding specimen.

Figures

Figure 4. A Fejervarya limnocharis B Limnonectes blythii C L. hascheanus D L. deinodon E L. malesianus F L. plicatellus G L. utara H Occidozyga sumatrana I O. martensii.