Occidozyga martensii (Peters, 1867)

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

Occidozyga martensii (Peters, 1867)

Fig. 4I Marten’s Puddle Frog

Examined specimens.

No specimen was collected for this species, but it was recorded by field observation and photographs of two individuals at an artificial pond at Herbal Park in SRF (UMTZCP040519-122).

Identification.

All observed individuals had stocky body; flattened heads; tympanum covered by skin; supratympanic fold distinct; first finger longer than second; inner and outer metacarpal tubercles distinct; toes completely webbed; dorsum paler brown with numerous dark blotches and indistinct blackish dorsolateral stripe; venter smooth and yellowish white. Morphological features of these individuals closely resemble Occidozyga martensii based on photographic material illustrated in Chan et al. (2010) from Pulau Pangkor, Shahriza and Ibrahim (2014) from Ulu Paip Recreational Forest, and in Hong et al. (2021) from Batu Hampar Recreational Forest.

Remarks.

Both individuals were observed perched on a leaf overhanging the pond, and they quickly escaped into the water when approached.

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.