Fejervarya limnocharis (Gravenhorst, 1829)

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

Fejervarya limnocharis (Gravenhorst, 1829)

Fig. 4A Rice Field Frog

Examined specimens.

Twenty-four specimens were previously collected from SAP (Males: UMTZC1391, UMTZC1396, UMTZC1397, and UMTZC1598, SVL = 14-40 mm; Female: UMTZC1497, SVL = 50 mm), and SRF (Males: UMTZC1002, UMTZC1019, UMTZC1048, UMTZC1049, UMTZC1088, UMTZC1089, UMTZC1150, UMTZC1215, UMTZC1216, UMTZC1229, UMTZC1230, UMTZC1239, and UMTZC1259, SVL = 23-45 mm; Females: UMTZC1003, UMTZC1058, UMTZC1087, UMTZC1122, UMTZC1151, and UMTZC1324, SVL = 49-58 mm).

Identification.

Morphological characters of the specimens agreed well with the description of Berry (1975) and Sumarli et al. (2015). Size (SVL: 23-45 mm, n = 17 males; 49-58 mm, n = 7 females); vomerine teeth in two oblique series between choanae; head moderate; pointed snout; tympanum distinct; supratympanic fold distinct; first finger longer than second; fingers lacking fringes of skin; finger tips blunt; pointed toe tips; inner and outer metatarsal tubercle with oval-shaped; male specimens with nuptial pads on dorsal portion of first finger; dorsum skin with longitudinal skin folds.

Remarks.

This species was ubiquitous in cleared and disturbed areas of SLF and is considered as commensal species of frog in this area. Most of the collected specimens were found on the grassy fields and in puddles. Active calling can be heard after the rains.

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.