Phrynella pulchra Boulenger, 1887

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

Phrynella pulchra Boulenger, 1887

Fig. 6 Malacca’s Narrow-mouthed Frog

Examined specimens.

The only female specimen ever collected (UMTZC1302, SVL = 38 mm) which deposited as voucher without much associated information of habitat or site, but with a date of 2014 from SLF.

Identification.

Morphological characters of the specimens agreed well with the description by Berry (1975). Size (SVL: 38 mm, n = 1 female); small head; snout truncate; tympanum hidden; finger tips depressed and expended into large sub-triangular discs; fingers with distinct subarticular tubercles; toes completely webbed; inner metatarsal tubercles oval-shaped; anal region with large dark spots on that are distinctly separated by white colouration.

Remarks.

The available information of this species is limited to a description and photograph of a preserved specimen; however, it is presumed to be found within SRF.

Figures

Figure 6. A dorsal view and B ventral view of Phrynella pulchra preserved specimen.