Nyctixalus pictus (Peters, 1871)

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

Nyctixalus pictus (Peters, 1871)

Fig. 9B Cinnamon Tree Frog

Examined specimens.

Three adult male specimens were collected from SRF (UMTZC1425 and UMTZC1426, SVL = 29-30 mm) and SAP (UMTZC1601, SVL = 35 mm).

Identification.

Morphological characters of the specimens agreed well with the description by Berry (1975). Size (SVL: 29-35 mm, n = 3 males); no vomerine teeth; head longer than broad; snout obtusely pointed; vertical loreal region; tympanum distinct; digit tips expanded into round or oval-shaped discs; inner metatarsal tubercle oval-shaped, outer metatarsal tubercle absent; dorsum bright orange with whitish spots scattered over the body; limbs with rows of whitish spots forming cross-bars; abdomen with greenish black reticulation.

Remarks.

UMTZC1601 was found on low vegetation, less than 1 m from the ground near the suspension bridge at SAP, and UMTZC1426 and UMTZC1425 were found at bushy areas within a small stream off the Peres River in SRF. 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.