Field Trip to Hulu Terengganu - Tembat's Waterfall

8th - 13th Septmber 2006

Amphibians' Collections

Amolops larutensis
Bufo asper
Bufo parvus
Bufo cf. parvus
Leptotlalax heteropus
Megophrys nasuta
Microhyla heymonsi
Limnonectes blythii
Limnonectes malesianus
Limnonectes kuhlii
Polypedates leucomystax
Phrynoglossus leavis
Occidozyga sumatrana
Rana laticeps
Rana picturata
Rana nicobariensis

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Selai Johor Endau-Rompin Revisit

Recently, I went to Selai Johor Endau-Rompin for Herpetofauna Survey (2nd - 6th September 2006). Four nights herping we managed to collect snakes, frogs, toad and lizards.

There are added records for the Selai Johor Endau-Rompin herpetofauna viz. Reptiles: Lizards (Cosymbotus craspedotus, Lipinia vittigera, Draco maximus, Cyrtodactylus semenanjungensis, Cyrtodactylus consobrinus, Gehyra mutilata, Draco sumatranus, Draco quinquefasciatus ); Snakes (Dendrelaphis caudolineatus, Boiga nigriceps,Boiga cynodon, Trimeresurus popeirum); Amphibians: Anurans (Bufo gollumi, Bufo cf. parvus, Rhacophorus appendiculatus, Rhacophorus reinwardtii, Nyctixalus pictus, Microhyla borneensis, Limnonectes plicatellus, Ansonia endauensis).

There are a few mammals spotted during the night survey viz. Malayan Flying Lemur Cynocephalus variegatus, Slow Loris Nycticebus coucang and Leopard cat. Phamids are also found during this trip such male Heteroptryx dilata, Asceles malaccae, Stheneboea malayana, Plyaemenes mitratus, Lonchodes brevipes and a few others.

Birds also spotted during the daytime survey such Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii, Raffles' Malkoha Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus, Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus,Hill Myna Gracula religiosa, Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis,Babblers, Bulbuls and many others.

Finally i m managed chit chatting with my old friends after 4 years since the first Scientific Expedition to Selai Johor Endau-Rompin...En. Ramli (is there any 'periuk misteri' ?) and Orang Asli (Jakun's Tribe) viz. Tali, Jasin, Murni, Tipah, Iman, Awang and Sehan. We talked about the late Mr Adli Mansor (Person-in-Charge of Selai) - May his soul rest in perfect peace...

Hope to see all of you in my next visit :)

Daicus M. Bellabut
September 2006

Megophrys nasuta (Schlegel, 1837)

'Malayan Horned Frog'

#Male (SV - 75.90mm)

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Amphibia:Anura:Bufonidae

Bufo asper Gravenhorst, 1829

'Giant River Toad'

# Male (SV-132.50mm)

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SKELETON OF A FROG
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Amphibia:Anura:Bufonidae

Bufo melanostictus Schneider, 1799

'Common Asian Toad'
'House Toad'

? Male/Female (SV-99.45mm)

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Amphibia:Anura:Ranidae

Rana baramica Boettger, 1901

'Masked rough-sided Frog'
'Baram's Frog'
'Baram River Frog'

# Male (SV-43.50mm)

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Amphibia:Anura:Ranidae

Rana glandulosa Boulenger, 1882

'Sarawak Frog'
'Glandular Frog'
'Rough-sided Frog'

# Male (SV-66.0mm)

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Amphibia:Anura:Microhylidae

Microhyla butleri Boulenger, 1900

'Butler Narrow-mouthed Frog'

# Male

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Microhyla butleri

# Male

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Amphibia:Anura:Ranidae

Rana hosii Boulenger, 1891

'Poisonous Rock Frog'

#?Male/Female

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Rana hosii

# Male

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Amphibia:Anura:Ranidae

Limnonectes blythii (Boulenger, 1920)

'Malayan Giant River Frog'

?male/female (still juvenile)

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Amphibia:Anura:Ranidae

Rana signata (Gunther, 1872)

'Orange-spotted Stream Frog'

#Male

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Rana signata

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Rana signata

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Amphibia:Anura:Bufonidae

Pedostibes hosii (Boulenger,1892)

'Hosii Toad'

# Male (SV-73.35mm)

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Pedostibes hosii

#Male

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Amphibia:Anura:Ranidae

Rana erythraea (Schlegel, 1837)

'Common Greenback Frog'

# Female (SV-71.65mm)

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Rana erythraea

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Amphibia:Anura:Ranidae

Rana chalconota (Schlegel,1837)

'Cooper-cheeked Frog'

"Amplexing mood"

#Male/Female (SV-33.25mm/55.40mm)

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Amphibia:Anura:Ranidae

Limnonectes malesianus (Kiew, 1984)

'Malesian Giant River Frog' ( Male )

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Amphibia:Anura:Rhacophoridae

Polypedates macrotis (Boulenger,1894)

'Tree Frog'

# Male (SV-55.70mm)

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Polypedates macrotis

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Amphibia:Anura:Microhylidae

Microhyla heymonsi Vogt,1911

"Dark-sided Chorus Frog'

# Male (SV-19.40mm)

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Amphibia:Anura:Rhacophoridae

Polypedates leucomystax leucomystax (Gravenhorst, 1829)

'Four-lined Tree Frog'

'Amplexing mood'

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Polypedates leucomystax sexvirgatus (Gravenhorst, 1829)

'Four-lined Tree Frog'

# Female (SV-65.35mm)

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Amphibia:Anura:Ranidae

Fejervarya limnocharis (Gravenhorst, 1829)

'Cricket Frog' # Female (SV-56.75mm)

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Amphibia:Anura:Ranidae

Rana plicatella Stoliczka,1873

Rhinoceros Frog

?Male/Female (SV- 38.30mm)

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Amphibia:Anura:Ranidae

Amolops larutensis (Boulenger, 1899)

Stream Torrent Frog

#Female (SV-49.95mm)

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Amolops larutensis

# Female

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Daicus M. Belabut - University Malaya's Herpetologist

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What is Herpetology?

Here is the definition of Herpetology

her·pe·tol·o·gy (hûrp-tl-j)

NOUN:The branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians.

ETYMOLOGY: Greek herpeton, reptile (from herpein, to creep) + -logy

OTHER FORMS:

herpe·to·logic (-t-ljk) or herpe·to·logi·cal (Adjective),
herpe·to·logi·cal·ly (Adverb), herpe·tolo·gist (Noun)

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== What is an Amphibian?
== Amphibians are divided in three groups or orders viz.
(i) Anurans (frogs and toads);
(ii) Gymnophionans (caecilians);
(iii) Urodeles (newts and salamanders)
# no urodeleans in Malaysia (Berry, 1975).

== What is a Reptile?
== Reptiles are divided into four orders/groups viz.
(i) Testudines (turtles and tortoises);
(ii) Squamata (scaled reptiles - snakes and lizards);
(iii) Crocodylia (crocodiles, aligators and gharials);
(iv) Rhynchocephalia (tuataras)

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