Megophrys nasuta (Schlegel, 1858)

Chan, Kin Onn, Muin, Mohd Abdul, Anuar, Shahrul, Andam, Joel, Razak, Norazlinda & Aziz, Mohd Azizol, 2019, First checklist on the amphibians and reptiles of Mount Korbu, the second highest peak in Peninsular Malaysia, Check List 15 (6), pp. 1055-1069 : 1062

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.15560/15.6.1055

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CD3D45-8313-FFC7-BBC8-FDB6FD51AA6B

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Marcus

scientific name

Megophrys nasuta (Schlegel, 1858)
status

 

Megophrys nasuta (Schlegel, 1858) View in CoL

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Materials examined. Seroja Camp (04°39.415′N, 101° 16.333′E), 2 July 2019 (GKR001, 080); Kijang Camp (04°40.482′N, 101°16.788′E), 4 July 2019 (HC1002).

Identification. Vomerine teeth present; body robust, head wide and casque-like; skin on dorsum finely gran- ular; upper eyelids and snout form long, pointed, dermal projections; skin at angle of jaws with sharp, dermal spines; supratympanic fold set upon a boney ridge; dorsal coloration brown; chin, throat and pectoral region brown with irregular light speckling and a pair of white spots on the chest. These characters are in agreement with Berry (1975).

Remarks. Males were commonly heard calling dur- ing dusk between 1830–1930 hrs and call frequency increased significantly prior to precipitation. A juvenile was found hopping across the trail, while adults were found under leaves or shallow burrows in the ground.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Amphibia

Order

Anura

Family

Megophryidae

Genus

Megophrys

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