Amolops gerutu Chan, Abraham, Grismer & Grismer, 2018

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

Amolops gerutu Chan, Abraham, Grismer & Grismer, 2018

Fig. 8A Warty Torrent Frog

Examined specimens.

Thirteen specimens were collected from the SLF consisted of adult males (UMTZC1030, UMTZC1032, UMTZC1036, UMTZC1041, UMTZC1043, UMTZC1045, UMTZC1046, UMTZC1106, UMTZC1137, UMTZC1378, and UMTZC1505, SVL = 30-38 mm) and females (UMTZC1297 and UMTZC1377, SVL = 48-53 mm).

Identification.

Morphological characters of the specimens agreed well with the description by Chan et al. (2018). Size (SVL: 30-38 mm, n = 11 males; 48-53 mm, n = 2 females); dorsum densely covered with irregular sized tubercles; dorsolateral region with slightly enlarged, elongated and ridge-like tubercles; dorsal surfaces of hind limb covered with denser and more pronounce tubercles; indistinct pectoral gland with pale yellowish patches.

Remarks.

This species can only be found along the torrential zones of the Peres and Bubu Rivers in SLF. The species can be observed perched on the surfaces of boulder stacks along the streams, and occasionally on adjacent low vegetation. Tadpoles of A. gerutu can found clinging to boulders below the waterline.

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.