Note on a collection of Amphibians and Reptiles from Western Sumatra (Indonesia), with the description of a new species of the genus Bufo
Teynié, Alexandre
David, Patrick
Ohler, Annemarie
Zootaxa
2010
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4LD52
Gravenhorst, 1829
Gravenhorst
1829
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Amphibia
Rhacophoridae
Polypedates
Animalia
Anura
11
12
Chordata
species
leucomystax
Material examined. MNHN2003.3406 (adult female; SVL 68.1 mm), Bayur, Province of Sumatera Barat, elev. 500 m; other specimens observed in Maninjau, Lubuksao, and, Lubukbasung, Province of Sumatera Barat. Taxonomic comments. The species was originally described from Java. It has a very large distribution and clearly needs taxonomic revision ( Yu et al.2008). The specimen from Sumatra falls morphologically clearly into this species ( Inger 1966).
Distribution on Sumatra. Present all over Sumatra.
Biology. Rather common in forested areas, in plantations, and near human habitations. Specimens were often observed by night, sometimes in daytime, either on the ground or perched. Observed in August with foam nest, and in November.