Leptobrachium hendricksoni Taylor, 1962

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

Leptobrachium hendricksoni Taylor, 1962

Fig. 7A, B Spotted Litter Frog

Examined specimens.

Fourteen specimens were collected from SRF (Juvenile: UMTZC1406, SVL = 28 mm; Males: UMTZC1051, UMTZC1052, UMTZC1091, UMTZC1159, and UMTZC1256, SVL = 40-54 mm; Females: UMTZC1127, UMTZC1160, UMTZC1161, UMTZC1166, and UMTZC1192, SVL = 60-70 mm) and SAP (Juvenile: UMTZC1468, SVL = 35 mm; Males: UMTZC1455 and UMTZC1603, SVL = 40-48 mm).

Identification.

Morphological characters of the specimens agreed well with the description by Berry (1975) and Sumarli et al. (2015). Size (SVL: 28-35 mm, n = 2 juveniles; 40-54 mm, n = 7 males; 60-70 mm, n = 5 females); broad head; vomerine teeth absent; tongue notched posteriorly; snout rounded; tympanum distinct; distinct supratympanic fold from eyes to shoulder; tips of digits rounded; first and second finger almost equal in length; two distinct and large metacarpal tubercles; toes ½ webbed; inner metatarsal tubercle oval shaped, outer metatarsal tubercle absent; tibiotarsal joint reaches to shoulder or tympanum; dorsum and venter smooth; dorsum colour dark brown to greyish; venter whitish with black speckling in adults (Fig. 7B ). Juvenile specimens (UMTZC1406 and UMTZC1468) had blackish bodies; stumpy tails; and whitish venters with black dots (Fig. 7A ).

Remarks.

Leptobrachium hendricksoni was common along small streams, cleared areas and man-made ponds in SLF. This species is usually found hiding among grass, on the ground or leaf litter. The tadpoles of L. hendricksoni can be found in the small streams, throughout the year.

Figures

Figure 7. A juvenile Leptobrachium hendricksoni B adult L. hendricksoni C Leptobrachella sola D Pelobatrachus nasutus.