Note on a collection of Amphibians and Reptiles from Western Sumatra (Indonesia), with the description of a new species of the genus Bufo
Author
TeyniƩ, Alexandre
Author
David, Patrick
Author
Ohler, Annemarie
text
Zootaxa
2010
2416
1
43
journal article
37581
10.5281/zenodo.194395
824e203a-cf97-42ec-a9cb-a0515b6a1437
1175-5326
194395
Ichthyophis paucisulcus
Taylor, 1960
(
Fig. 4
f)
Material examined
. MHNLCLFE
AS
15, between Mukomuko and Lubuksao, Province of Sumatera Barat, elev. ca.
430 m
;
MNHN
2003.3409, (adult?, SVL
257 mm
, TAL
2.5 mm
), area northwest of Kirilanjao, Province of Sumatera Barat.
Taxonomic comments
. The specimen
MNHN
2003.3409 has a short, relatively stout body as described by
Taylor (1968)
. The folds forment obtuse angles on venter and grooves cross back only posteriorly. The light line is contiuous from below the eye to the tail and there is only a small constriction on posterior head.
Distribution on Sumatra
. Aceh, Sumatera Utara; new for Sumatera Barat.
Biology
. In Lubuksao, numerous adult and subadult specimens were observed in activity on tracks in forested and cultivated areas between the sunset and 2200 hours during rainy night both in August and November. In Kirilanjao, the specimen was collected at night in November on a track crossing a plantation during a heavy rain shower.