Sylvirana malayana Sheridan & Stuart, 2018

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

Sylvirana malayana Sheridan & Stuart, 2018

Fig. 8L Malayan Black-striped Frog

Examined specimens.

Seven specimens were collected from SRF (Males: UMTZC1013, UMTZC1014, UMTZC1107, and UMTZC1382, SVL = 43-47 mm; Females: UMTZC1093 and UMTZC1381, SVL = 51-58 mm) and SAP (Males: UMTZC1308, SVL = 45 mm).

Identification.

Morphological characters of the specimens agreed well with the description by Sheridan and Stuart (2018). Size (SVL: 43-47 mm, n = 5 males; 51-58 mm, n = 2 females); head longer than wide; snout obtusely pointed; tympanum distinct; triangular or teardrop shaped fold slightly behind the tympanum; supratympanic fold absent; digit tips of expended into discs with circum-marginal grooves; first finger much longer than second; toes with well-developed webbing; distinct subarticular tubercles; elongated inner metatarsal tubercle; rounded outer metatarsal tubercle; dorsum finely granular; dorsum brown with broad dark band extending from snout to groin.

Remarks.

Sylvirana malayana can be found in the disturbed areas of SLF. This species was commonly observed hiding between rock crevices within the Herbal Park.

Figures

Figure 8. A Amolops gerutu B Chalcorana labialis (pale yellow colouration) C C. labialis (brown colouration) D Humerana miopus E Hylarana erythraea F Indosylvirana nicobariensis G Odorrana hosii H Pulchrana glandulosa I P. laterimaculata J P. sundabarat (orange dorsolateral stripe) K P. sundabarat (yellow dorsolateral stripe) and L Sylvirana malayana.