Rhacophorus pardalis Guenther , 1858

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

Rhacophorus pardalis Guenther, 1858

Fig. 9I Harlequin Tree Frog

Examined specimens.

Two male specimens were collected from SRF (UMTZC1111 and UMTZC1110, SVL = 49-53 mm).

Identification.

Morphological characters of the specimens agreed well with the description by Berry (1975) and Harvey et al. (2002). Size (SVL: 49-53 mm, n = 2 males); vomerine teeth in two or slightly oblique series at inner edges of choanae; head equally longer with width; snout obtusely pointed; tympanum distinct; supratympanic fold reaching angle of jaws; fingers and toes fully webbed; broad skin flaps along forearm, rounded on heels, and absence on anal region; flanks and abdomen of UMTZC1111 displayed black reticulation, but pale orange in UMTZ1110.

Remarks.

Both UMTZC1111 and UMTZC1110 were collected from the large trees beside the artificial pond of the camping site in SRF.

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.