Kurixalus chaseni (Smith, 1924)

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

Kurixalus chaseni (Smith, 1924)

Fig. 9A Malay Frilled Tree Frog

Examined specimens.

Ten adult specimens were collected from SRF (Males: UMTZC1095, UMTZC1345, UMTZC1360, UMTZC1361, UMTZC1463, UMTZC1465, UMTZC1574, and UMTZC1627, SVL = 30-41 mm; Female: UMTZC1359, SVL = 44 mm) and SAP (Male: UMTZC1502, SVL = 22 mm).

Identification.

Morphological characters of the specimens agreed well with the description by Berry (1975) and Sumarli et al. (2015). Size (SVL: 22-41 mm, n = 9 males; 44 mm, n = 1 female); vomerine teeth at the anterior edges of choanae; head longer than wide; rounded snout with conical projection on tip; tympanum distinct; digit tips dilated into small discs bearing circum-marginal grooves; fingers webbed at base; toes broadly webbed; fourth fingers, tarsus, heel and vent with crenulated dermal fringes; dorsum smooth and slightly granular; dorsum colour pale brown to mossy green.

Remarks.

Kurixalus chaseni can be found perched on low vegetation within artificial ponds of the Herbal Park. Active calls of males can be heard from this place during the monsoon season in SLF.

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.