Leptophryne borbonica (Tschudi, 1838)

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

Leptophryne borbonica (Tschudi, 1838)

Fig. 3E Javan Tree Toad

Examined specimens.

Two male specimens were collected from SRF (UMTZC1500 and UMTZC1733, SVL = 22-24 mm).

Identification.

Morphological characters of the specimens agreed well with the description by Berry (1975). Size (SVL: 22-24 mm, n = 2 males); slender body; head without bony ridges; snout truncate; tympanum distinct; tips of digits swollen into discs; first finger slightly shorter than the second; fingers ½ webbed; subarticular tubercles distinct; skin with small warts; paratoid gland small and almost invisible; dorsum with hourglass shape; pale dorsolateral gland; hind limbs with pinkish red on underside surface.

Remarks.

Leptophryne borbonica is so far known to occur at the small streams of SRF with the first collected specimen UMTZC1500 from the Peres small stream and UMTZC1733 from the Bubu small stream. This forest-dwelling species was sighted amongst the piles of dead leaves on the forest floor and the banks of the streams.

Figures

Figure 3. A Ansonia latiffi B Ansonia lumut C Duttaphrynus bengalensis (Duttaphrynus sp. 1) D Ingerophrynus parvus E Leptophryne borbonica F Phrynoidis asper G male Rentapia flavomaculata H female R. flavomaculata.