Rhacophorus catamitus Harvey, Pemberton, & Smith

Inger, Robert F. & Iskandar, Djoko T., 2005, A Collection Of Amphibians From West Sumatra, With Description Of A New Species Of Megophrys (Amphibia: Anura), Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 53 (1), pp. 133-142 : 140-141

Rhacophorus catamitus Harvey, Pemberton, & Smith

Twenty-one adult males. SVL 27.0- 33.9 mm (mean SE 31.49 0.38). T /SVL 0.50-0.58 (median 0.524); HW/SVL 0.32-0.38 (median 0.346); HL/SVL 0.35-0.39 (median 0.373); TYM/eye 0.27-0.37 (median.0320). Nuptial pad whitish, finely granular, on mediodorsal surface of first finger. First finger with vestige of web at base; second finger web reaching subarticular tubercle or not so far laterally; third finger web laterally not reaching distal subarticular tubercle; fourth finger web to distal subarticular tubercle. Web of foot moderate, first toe webbed between subarticular tubercle and disc; second toe webbed laterally almost to base of disc, third toe laterally to base of disc; fourth toe laterally to distal subarticular tubercle, fifth toe medially to base of disc or between distal tubercle and base of disc. A low interrupted fold of skin on outer edge of forearm and a similar ridge on outer edge of tarsus. A conical tubercle at tibiotarsal joint. No dermal ridge or row of tubercles above or below the vent. Color in preservative tan to dark purplish brown with obscure darker cross bands, one between eyes, a second behind eyelids, and a third at sacrum. Dorsal coloration extends half way down sides. Venter cream-colored with or without brown speckling; light coloration extends part way up sides .

These frogs agree in most details with the original description of Rhacophorus catamitus (type locality Mt. Dempo , Sumatera Selatan, Sumatra) ( Harvey et al., 2002). The distinctive characters shared with that species include the reduced webbing of fingers and toes, the weak crenulated ridge on the forearm and tarsus, the conical tubercle at the tibiotarsal joint, and the coloration. However, males in the type series are slightly larger (31.0- 35.2 mm), have head width greater than head length, and the tympanum slightly larger relative to the eye diameter (0.38-0.58) .

All of the present sample came from 1166-1320 m ASL in forest near Lubuk Selasih, about 440 km N of the type locality .