Cyclophorus malayanus (W. H. Benson, 1852)

Goh, Soo-Mun, Jasrul, Dulipat, Lee, Mei-Yi, Vermeulen, Jaap J. & Liew, Thor-Seng, 2025, From 153 - year-old records to contemporary discoveries: land snail (Mollusca, Gastropoda) diversity in Penang Hill, Malaysia, ZooKeys 1230, pp. 99-154 : 99-154

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1230.136906
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scientific name	Cyclophorus malayanus (W. H. Benson, 1852)
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Cyclophorus malayanus (W. H. Benson, 1852) View in CoL

Figs 5 A View Figure 5 , 19 A View Figure 19

Material examined.

Malaysia • Penang Hill, The Habitat, Research trail, Plot. 01 ; 5.4248 ° N, 100.2669 ° E; 720 m a. s. l.; 5 Sept. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat, S. M. Goh leg.; BOR/MOL 15163 GoogleMaps • Penang Hill, The Habitat, Habitat nature trail, Plot. 04 ; 5.4231 ° N, 100.2668 ° E; 770 m a. s. l.; 5 Sept. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat, S. M. Goh leg.; BOR/MOL 15119 GoogleMaps • Penang Hill, The Habitat, Habitat nature trail, Plot. 05 ; 5.4228 ° N, 100.2653 ° E; 770 m a. s. l.; 5 Sept. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat, S. M. Goh leg.; BOR/MOL 15126 GoogleMaps • Penang Hill, The Habitat, Research trail, Plot. 06 ; 5.4247 ° N, 100.2674 ° E; 750 m a. s. l.; 5 Sept. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat, S. M. Goh, M. Y. Lee, M. Y. Wua leg.; BOR/MOL 15140 GoogleMaps • Penang Hill, The Habitat, Habitat nature trail, Plot. 08 ; 5.4223 ° N, 100.2648 ° E; 760 m a. s. l.; 6 Sept. 2022; J. Dulipat, S. M. Goh, M. Y. Lee leg.; BOR/MOL 15099 GoogleMaps • Penang Hill, Moon Gate Station 5 trail, Plot. 11 ; 5.4341 ° N, 100.2921 ° E; 110 m a. s. l.; 7 Sept. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat, S. M. Goh leg.; BOR/MOL 15100 GoogleMaps • same data as for preceding; BOR/MOL 15101 GoogleMaps • same data as for preceding; BOR/MOL 15152 GoogleMaps • Penang Hill, Botanical garden, Plot. 12 ; 5.4396 ° N, 100.2860 ° E; 85 m a. s. l.; 4 Sept. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat, S. M. Goh leg.; BOR/MOL 15091 GoogleMaps • Penang Hill, Teluk Bahang, Taman Rimba Teluk Bahang, Trail, Simpang 6, Plot. 16 ; 5.4429 ° N, 100.2212 ° E; 120 m a. s. l.; 21 Oct. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat, M. Y. Lee leg.; BOR/MOL 15221 GoogleMaps • same data as for preceding; BOR/MOL 15273 GoogleMaps • Penang Hill, Teluk Bahang-Balik Pulau, Entrance of a durian farm, near Boulder Valley, Old rubber tree, Plot. 17 ; 5.418 ° N, 100.2159 ° E; 180 m a. s. l.; 22 Oct. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat leg.; BOR/MOL 15222 GoogleMaps • same data as for preceding; BOR/MOL 15278 GoogleMaps • Penang Hill, Teluk Bahang- Balik Pulau, Bukit Kerajaan ForestReserve next to Lam durian farm, Plot. 20 ; 5.4199 ° N, 100.2265 ° E; 330 m a. s. l.; 23 Oct. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat, M. Y. Lee leg.; BOR/MOL 15281 GoogleMaps • Penang Hill, Air Itam, Forest near Dam, Plot. 24 ; 5.3904 ° N, 100.2612 ° E; 380 m a. s. l.; 24 Oct. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat leg.; BOR/MOL 15219 GoogleMaps • same data as for preceding; BOR/MOL 15232 GoogleMaps • same data as for preceding; BOR/MOL 15289 GoogleMaps • Penang Hill, Air Itam, Forest near Dam, Plot. 25 ; 5.3900 ° N, 100.2575 ° E; 290 m a. s. l.; 25 Oct. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat leg.; BOR/MOL 15295 GoogleMaps • Penang Hill, Air Itam, Forest near Dam, Plot. 26 ; 5.3977 ° N, 100.2612 ° E; 290 m a. s. l.; 25 Oct. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat leg.; BOR/MOL 15240 GoogleMaps • same data as for preceding; BOR/MOL 15296 GoogleMaps • Penang Hill, Trail - Moniot Road East, Plot. 28 ; 5.4240 ° N, 100.2746 ° E; 530 m a. s. l.; 26 Oct. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat leg.; BOR/MOL 15298 GoogleMaps • Penang Hill, Botanical garden, Plot. 29 ; 5.4400 ° N, 100.2866 ° E; 75 m a. s. l.; 2 Feb. 2023; T. S. Liew, M. Y. Lee, A. Yusni leg.; BOR/MOL 15729 GoogleMaps • same data as for preceding; BOR/MOL 15766 GoogleMaps • Penang Hill, Moniot trail, Plot. 32 ; 5.4165 ° N, 100.2574 ° E; 695 m a. s. l.; 4 Feb. 2023; T. S. Liew, A. Yusni leg.; BOR/MOL 15769 GoogleMaps • Penang Hill, By Path H, Plot. 33 ; 5.4210 ° N, 100.2701 ° E; 610 m a. s. l.; 4 Feb. 2023; T. S. Liew, A. Yusni leg.; BOR/MOL 15730 GoogleMaps • Penang Hill, Path B, Random 1. PathB ; 5.4216 ° N, 100.2674 ° E; 730 m a. s. l.; 4 Sept. 2022; T. S. Liew, J. Dulipat leg.; BOR/MOL 15103 GoogleMaps • same data as for preceding; BOR/MOL 15107 GoogleMaps • same data as for preceding; BOR/MOL 15149 GoogleMaps .

Remarks.

One of the most common large land snails at Penang Hill, with a shell width of up to 45 mm. It is also known from other localities in the northern part of Peninsular Malaysia. This species can be found in Perak as well ( Foon et al. 2017).

References

Foon JK, Clements GR, Liew TS (2017) Diversity and biogeography of land snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in the limestone hills of Perak, Peninsular Malaysia. ZooKeys 682: 1–94. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.682.12999

Stoliczka F (1872) On the land shells of Penang Island, with descriptions of the animals and anatomical notes; part first, Cyclostomacea. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 41: 261-271. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114229#page/271/mode/1up

Figures

Figure 5. A Cyclophorus malayanus (W. H. Benson, 1852) BOR / MOL 15149 B Cyclophorus perdix borneensis (Metcalfe, 1854) BOR / MOL 15726 C Ditropopsis sp. BOR / MOL 15747 D Lagocheilus Penang sp. 2 BOR / MOL 15429 E Lagocheilus trochoides (Stoliczka, 1872) BOR / MOL 15739 F Lagocheilus striolatus Stoliczka, 1872 BOR / MOL 15200. Scale bars: 10 mm (A, B); 1 mm (C); 5 mm (D – F).

Figure 19. A Cyclophorus malayanus (W. H. Benson, 1852) B Cyclophorus perdix borneensis (Metcalfe, 1854) C Lagocheilus trochoides (Stoliczka, 1872) D Coptocheilus sectilabris (A. Gould, 1844), photo credit Mei Yi Lee E Pupina aureola Stoliczka, 1872 F Rhaphaulus lorraini L. Pfeiffer, 1856.