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Microhyla berdmorei Blyth 1856

Description

Microhyla berdmorei (Blyth, 1856)

(Fig. 3 a)

Material examined. MNHN 2003.3374 (sex and age not observable, SVL 15.0 mm; specimen in poor condition), Lake Maninjau, Province of Sumatera Barat, elev. about 900 m; MNHN 2003.3375 (sex unknown; SVL 14.9 mm; specimen in very bad condition of preservation, so stage and sex allocation are not possible), Lake Maninjau, Province of Sumatera Barat, elev. about 850 m.

Taxonomic comments. This species can be recognized by its very long tibia (651–667 ‰ of SVL), large webbing and distinctly enlarged toe tips.

Distribution on Sumatra. Provinces of Aceh, Sumatera Utara; new for Sumatera Barat.

Biology. A single adult and numerous tadpoles, some in metamorphosis phase, were observed at daytime in November. Specimens were found in a pond located at the edge of a forest in a marsh on the slopes of hills bordering the eastern shore of Lake Maninjau. The diurnal activity of youngs was also observed in this species in Bokeo Province (Laos) (Ohler, unpublished data).

Notes

Published as part of Teynié, Alexandre, David, Patrick & Ohler, Annemarie, 2010, Note on a collection of Amphibians and Reptiles from Western Sumatra (Indonesia), with the description of a new species of the genus Bufo, pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 2416 on page 8, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.194395

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Biodiversity

Family
Microhylidae
Genus
Microhyla
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Anura
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Blyth
Species
berdmorei
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Microhyla berdmorei Blyth, 1856 sec. Teynié, David & Ohler, 2010