Phrynoidis asper ( Gravenhorst, 1829 )
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Phrynoidis asper ( Gravenhorst, 1829) View in CoL
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Materials examined. MALAYSIA – Kedah • Batu Hampar Recreational Forest ; 05.1966°N, 100.5827°E; 40 m a.s.l.; 8.X.2018; Evan S. H. Quah, Hong Zijia leg.; 1 ♂, USMHC 2479 GoogleMaps .
Identificationandnaturalhistory. One adult male ( SVL 108 mm) matched Berry’s (1975) and Grismer’s (2011a) description in having a stout body; obtuse snout; a thick supratympanic bony ridge which separates parotoid gland and eyelid; oval parotoid gland, moderately sized eyes; distinct tympanum 1/3 diameter of eye; stout limbs; bul- bous tips of digits; first finger slightly longer than second; large subarticular tubercles on fingers; supernumerary metacarpal tubercles; conspicuous subarticular tubercles on toes; two metatarsal tubercles where the outer is smaller than the inner; completely webbed toes except toe four; rough and warty skin; dark brown dorsum and lightcoloured belly and chest. The specimen was found calling along stream beside the trail at night.
Berry PY (1975) The amphibian fauna of Peninsular Malaysia. Tropical Press, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 127 pp.
Gravenhorst JLC (1829) Deliciae musei zoologici Vratislaviensis. Fasciculus primus, continens Chelonis et Batrachia (Vol. 1). Sumptibus Leopoldi Vossii, Lipsiae, Germany, 58 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 5000
Grismer LL (2011 a) Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Seribuat Archipelago, Peninsular Malaysia. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 258 pp.
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