Microhyla berdmorei (Blyth, 1856)

Hakim, Jonathan, Trageser, Scott J., Ghose, Animesh, Rashid, Sheikh Muhammad Abdur & Rahman, Shahriar Caesar, 2020, Amphibians and reptiles from Lawachara National Park in Bangladesh, Check List 16 (5), pp. 1239-1268 : 1243

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.15560/16.5.1239

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scientific name

Microhyla berdmorei (Blyth, 1856)
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Figure 3B

Material examined. BANGLADESH • 1 adult; Syl- het Division, Moulvibazar District , Kamalganj Upazila, LNP, near Lawachara Station; 24°18.91′N, 091°46.69′E; 17 Jun. 2015; photo voucher ZRC ( IMG) 1.141 GoogleMaps .

Identification. Microhyla berdmorei in LNP was distinguished from other regional microhylids by its fully webbed toes and a tibio-tarsal articulation that extends beyond the tip of the snout ( Kabir et al. 2009). Its dorsal color was variable, brown to reddish brown to light tan with markings ranging from dark black to gray to an indistinct tan, with or without gray borders. The specimens found in LNP were small in comparison to SE Asian populations, with SVL of 22.2–29.1 mm, but this is comparable to specimens from Northeast India ( Garg et al. 2019).

Taxonomic remarks. Mahony and Reza (2008) and Hasan M et al. (2012) reported that M. cf. berdmorei in Bangladesh represents an undescribed species, but Garg et al. (2019) found populations throughout Northeast India and near our study site that conform genetically to known M. berdmorei .

Habitat. This species was found on trails, roads, and leaf litter in mature forest, degraded forest, tea plantation, and village habitat.

ZRC

Zoological Reference Collection, National University of Singapore

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Amphibia

Order

Anura

Family

Microhylidae

Genus

Microhyla

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