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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1
43
Gray, 1838
Gray
1838
[151,491,1880,1906]
Reptilia
Scincidae
Dasia
Animalia
Squamata
14
15
Chordata
species
olivacea
Material examined. MNHN2002.0427 (female; SVL 53.6 mm, TaL 86.0 mm), Bayur, Province of Sumatera Barat, elev. 480 m. Taxonomic comments. We follow Inger & Brown (1980)and Manthey & Grossmann (1997). Distribution on Sumatra. Provinces of Aceh, Sumatera Utara, Sumatera Barat, Jambi, Bengkulu, and Sumatera Selatan; also the islands of Nias and Simeulue ( DeRooij, 1915).
Biology. The specimen was observed at 1100 hours during a clear weather. The lizard was chasing a spider on the branches of a short tree on the shore of the lake. Without being disturbed by the human presence, the lizard eventually seized and swallowed the spider.