Limnonectes plicatellus (Stoliczka, 1873)

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

Limnonectes plicatellus (Stoliczka, 1873)

Fig. 4F Rhinoceros Frog

Examined specimens.

Two adult specimens were collected from SRF for male (UMTZC1460, SVL = 35 mm) and female (UMTZC1512, SVL = 35 mm).

Identification.

Morphological characters of the specimens agreed well with the description by Berry (1975) and Sumarli et al. (2015). Size (SVL: 35 mm for male and female); large head; blunted snout; vomerine teeth in two oblique series between choanae; lower jaw with two fang-like projections; head with knob-like bony projection between eyes in males; tympanum distinct; supratympanic fold distinct; finger tips dilated into small disc; first finger slightly longer than second; toes 2/3 to 3/4 webbed; subarticular tubercles well developed; inner metatarsal tubercle elongate; outer metatarsal tubercle absent; dorsum skin with longitudinal folds; dorsum colour bronze to reddish brown.

Remarks.

UMTZC1460 was collected from a small stream of Peres River, and UMTZC1512 from the recreational zone within SRF. Both were found on the forest litter.

Figures

Figure 4. A Fejervarya limnocharis B Limnonectes blythii C L. hascheanus D L. deinodon E L. malesianus F L. plicatellus G L. utara H Occidozyga sumatrana I O. martensii.