Microhyla superciliaris Parker, 1928

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

Microhyla superciliaris Parker, 1928

Fig. 5H Batu Cave’s Narrowed-mouthed Frog

Examined specimens.

One specimen was collected from SRF (UMTZC1761, SVL = 18 mm).

Identification.

Morphological characters of the specimen agreed well with the description by Berry (1975), Sumarli et al. (2015), and Manthey et al. (2016). Size (SVL = 18 mm, n = 1 male); rounded snout; upper eyelid with dermal tubercles; tympanum hidden; first finger much shorter than second; finger tips lacking discs; toe tips dilated into well-developed discs and bearing circum-marginal grooves; toes fully webbed and reaching to discs of all except fourth toe; subarticular tubercles obscured; distinct metatarsal tubercles; dorsum skin smooth with few tubercles.

Remarks.

Microhyla superciliaris can be easily mistaken for M. butleri that occurs syntopically in the leaf litter at SLF. This species is a new record for the amphibians in Hulu Terengganu.

Figures

Figure 5. A Kalophrynus kiewi B K. palmatissimus C Kaloula latidisca D K. pulchra E Microhyla berdmorei F M. butleri G M. cf. heymonsi H M. superciliaris I Micryletta dissimulans.