Hylarana erythraea (Schlegel, 1837)

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

Hylarana erythraea (Schlegel, 1837)

Fig. 8E Green Paddy Frog

Examined specimens.

Eight specimens were collected from SAP consisted of juvenile (UMTZC1264, SVL = 25 mm), males (UMTZC1182, UMTZC1183, UMTZC1184, and UMTZC1186, SVL = 30-40 mm) and females (UMTZC1050, UMTZC1055, and UMTZC1165, SVL = 42-73 mm).

Identification.

Morphological characters of the specimens agreed well with the description by Berry (1975) and Davis et al. (2018). Size (SVL: 25 mm, n = 1 juvenile; 30-40 mm, n = 4 males; 42-73 mm, n = 3 females); vomerine teeth in two oblique group between choanae; head slightly longer than broad; snout pointed; tympanum distinct; weak supratympanic fold; digit tips of expanded into disc bearing circum-marginal grooves; first finger longer than second; toes webbed reaching base of disc in first to third toes, inner edge of fifth, and fourth toes with two phalanges free; inner metatarsal tubercles oval shaped; outer metatarsal tubercles rounded; dorsum smooth with distinct dorsolateral fold; dorsum colour brown with a pale-coloured dorsolateral stripe and brown flanks; ventral surface white.

Remarks.

Hylarana erythraea was common in the swampy areas in SAP. The species was also observed by drains, artificial ponds, and sometimes on grassy areas.

Figures

Figure 8. A Amolops gerutu B Chalcorana labialis (pale yellow colouration) C C. labialis (brown colouration) D Humerana miopus E Hylarana erythraea F Indosylvirana nicobariensis G Odorrana hosii H Pulchrana glandulosa I P. laterimaculata J P. sundabarat (orange dorsolateral stripe) K P. sundabarat (yellow dorsolateral stripe) and L Sylvirana malayana.