Ansonia latiffi Wood, Grismer, Norhayati & Juliana, 2008

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

Ansonia latiffi Wood, Grismer, Norhayati & Juliana, 2008

Fig. 3A Latiff’s Torrent-dwelling Toad

Examined specimens.

Eight specimens were collected from SRF consisted of four males (UMTZC1319, UMTZC1400, UMTZC1461, and UMTZC1575, SVL = 38-60 mm) and four females (UMTZC1318, UMTZC1353, UMTZC1401, and UMTZC1553, SVL = 41-59 mm).

Identification.

Morphological characters of the specimens from SLF agreed well with the description by Wood et al. (2008b). Size (SVL: 38-60 mm, n = 4 males; 41-59 mm, n = 4 females); snout projecting beyond lower jaw; tympanum distinct; interorbital ridges absent; small warts at jaw; head narrow in females, but wide in males; inner and outer metatarsal tubercles present; first finger reaching tip of second finger; single mandibular asperities in UMTZC1400 and double for other specimens; dorsal tubercles distinct; spotting at gular region, obscured in UMTZC1353 and UMTZC1553; abdomen finely granular; no dorsolateral row of tubercles;

Remarks.

All observed and collected A. latiffi were found along the banks of the small streams of the Peres River within the areas of SRF. Ansonia latiffi is typically found on rocky substrate or the ground of sloping terrain, and sometimes found perched on low vegetation below 1 m from the ground.

Figures

Figure 3. A Ansonia latiffi B Ansonia lumut C Duttaphrynus bengalensis (Duttaphrynus sp. 1) D Ingerophrynus parvus E Leptophryne borbonica F Phrynoidis asper G male Rentapia flavomaculata H female R. flavomaculata.