Polypedates discantus Rujirawan, Stuart & Aowphol, 2013

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

Polypedates discantus Rujirawan, Stuart & Aowphol, 2013

Fig. 9D Malayan Slender Tree Frog

Examined specimens.

Twenty-seven specimens were collected from SLF consisted of males (UMTZC1012, UMTZC1015, UMTZC1016, UMTZC1024, UMTZC1081, UMTZC1094, UMTZC1096, UMTZC1113, UMTZC1115, UMTZC1185, UMTZC1240, UMTZC1273, UMTZC1421, UMTZC1509, UMTZC1510, UMTZC1589, and UMTZC1592, SVL = 40-53 mm) and females (UMTZC1006, UMTZC1027, UMTZC1157, UMTZC1179, UMTZC1241, UMTZC1423, UMTZC1424, UMTZC1496, UMTZC1590, and UMTZC1591, SVL = 60-71 mm).

Identification.

Based on description by Rujirawan et al. (2013), 29 specimens were identified as P. discantus for having size (SVL: 40-53 mm, n = 17 males; 60-71 mm, n = 10 females); triangular head; snout obtusely pointed; skin of head not co-ossified with skull; tympanum distinct; supratympanic fold distinct; digit tips with well-developed disc bearing circum-marginal groove; fingers webbed at base; toes fully webbed; inner metatarsal tubercle oval-shaped; outer metatarsal tubercle absent; nuptial pad present on first and second fingers in males; rear thigh with indistinct or absence of white spots; heel with rounded tubercle; dorsum with variable patterns: plain dorsum with scattered dark blotches, 2 to 4 longitudinal stripes, or X-shaped marking on interorbital region.

Remarks.

This species was common in both natural and man-made habitats of SLF. Most of the collected and observed individuals were found clinging to shrubs or leaves of low vegetation less than 2 m from the ground. This species is a new record for the amphibians in Hulu Terengganu.

Figures

Figure 9. A Kurixalus chaseni B Nyctixalus pictus C Polypedates colletti D P. discantus E P. leucomystax F P. macrotis G adult Rhacophorus nigropalmatus H subadult R. nigropalmatus I R. pardalis.