Limnonectes blythii (Boulenger, 1920)

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

Limnonectes blythii (Boulenger, 1920)

Fig. 4B Blyth’s Giant Frog

Examined specimens.

Seven specimens were collected from SRF consisted of juveniles (UMTZC1390 and UMTZC1599, SVL = 31-38 mm), males (UMTZC1004 and UMTZC1394, SVL = 84 to 87 mm), and females (UMTZC1393, UMTZC1459, and UMTZC1491, SVL = 48-68 mm).

Identification.

Morphological characters of the specimens agreed well with the description by Berry (1975) and Sumarli et al. (2015). Size (SVL: 31-38 mm, n = 2 juveniles; 84-87 mm, n = 2 males; 48-68 mm, n = 3 females); stout body; head long and narrow; pointed snout projecting beyond lower jaw; supratympanic fold distinct; supratympanic fold distinct; toes fully webbed; upper eyelids with low and rounded tubercles; dorsum smooth and sometimes scattered with low tubercles; dorsum pattern variable from dark W-shaped marking on back (UMTZC1390, UMTZC1393, UMTZC1459, UMTZC1491, and UMTZC1599) to a broad vertebral stripe from snout to vent (UMTZC1394), or plain dorsum (UMTZC1004).

Remarks.

All specimens were collected from the recreational zones of SLF and the small streams of the Peres and Bubu Rivers. This species is usually found on the ground at stream banks.

Figures

Figure 4. A Fejervarya limnocharis B Limnonectes blythii C L. hascheanus D L. deinodon E L. malesianus F L. plicatellus G L. utara H Occidozyga sumatrana I O. martensii.