Theloderma horridum (Boulenger, 1903)

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

Theloderma horridum (Boulenger, 1903)

Fig. 10B Malayan Warted Treefrog

Examined specimens.

No specimen was collected, but photographs of this species from from previous fieldwork in 2014 in SRF (UMTZCP070614-392, Fig. 11B ).

Identification.

Examined photographs show similar characteristics as described by Berry (1975) and Sumarli et al. (2015) for having stocky body; head wide; distinct tympanum; digit tips expended into distinct disc bearing circum-marginal groove; fingers ½ webbed; toes fully webbed; dorsum rough with warts bearing granular asperities; large lumbar spot; and venter with black-white reticulations.

Remarks.

This species was found among the dense vegetation on steep terrain in the forested areas in SRF. Theloderma horridum was spotted clinging to the side of a tree trunk facing upwards.

Figures

Figure 10. A Theloderma licin and B T. horridum.

Figure 11. A Zhangixalus prominanus and B Z. tunkui.