Phrynoglossus martensii ( Peters, 1867 )

Zijia, Hong, Anuar, Shahrul, Grismer, L. Lee & Quah, Evan S. H., 2021, Preliminary report on the herpetofaunal diversity of Batu Hampar Recreational Forest, Kedah, Malaysia, Check List 17 (3), pp. 791-814 : 796

Phrynoglossus martensii ( Peters, 1867)

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Materials examined. MALAYSIA – Kedah • Batu Hampar Recreational Forest ; 05.1966°N, 100.5827°E; 40 m a.s.l.; 23.IX.2018; Evan S. H. Quah, Hong Zijia leg.; 2 ♂, USMHC 2447–2448 .

Identification and natural history. Two adult males ( USMHC 2447, SVL 24 mm; USMHC 2448, SVL 25 mm) matched Taylor’s (1962a) diagnosis in having a flattened head; tympanum covered with skin; first fin- ger longer than second; distinct inner and outer metacarpal tubercles; disk on toe tips; toes completely webbed; a supratympanic fold from eye to near arm; large inner

metatarsal tubercle; no outer metatarsal tubercle; brownish-grey dorsum scattered with small tubercles; lighter spots on tip of snout and along upper lip; smooth venter yellowish-white to flesh-white; indistinctly barred arms and distinct brown bars on legs. Both specimens were found along puddles by trail at night.