Microhyla berdmorei (Blyth, 1856)

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

Microhyla berdmorei (Blyth, 1856)

Fig. 5E Berdmore’s Narrow-mouthed Frog

Examined specimens.

Three male specimens were collected from SRF (UMTZC1457, SVL = 12 mm) and SAP (UMTZC1062 and UMTZC1063, SVL 13-14 mm).

Identification.

Morphological characters of the specimens agreed well with the description by Berry (1975), Sumarli et al. (2015) and Garg et al. (2019). Size (SVL: 12-14 mm, n =3 males); head as long as broad; snout obtusely pointed; tympanum hidden by skin; finger tips swollen into small discs; toes almost completely webbed; dorsum with a pale stripe from eyes to shoulder; dorsum pattern with broad black marking; anal region with black spots.

Remarks.

UMTZC1457 was collected from the recreational zone within SRF in leaf litter, UMTZC1062 and UMTZC1063 were found at the roadside within SAP, also in leaf litter. Additional individuals were observed inside the artificial ponds at the Herbal Park within SRF during the mid-monsoon season.

Figures

Figure 5. A Kalophrynus kiewi B K. palmatissimus C Kaloula latidisca D K. pulchra E Microhyla berdmorei F M. butleri G M. cf. heymonsi H M. superciliaris I Micryletta dissimulans.