Amphibians News & Views

Revisit Selai Endau-Rompin Johor

2008-09-20T02:54:00.003+08:00

1st - 4th August 2008 fieldworks were carried out with my Japanese counterparts from University of Kyoto, Japan (Prof. Masafumi MATSUI Sensei, Assist. Prof. Dr. Nihsikawa San & Amir Hamidy San). My beloved sifu Assoc. Prof. Dr. Norhayati Ahmad couldn't join us coz she have to attend various important meetings, seminars & events at the university campus :)

It was a dry season this time around :( so we're not managed to collect many interesting amphibians for scientific purpose.

Field Trip to Hulu Terengganu - Sg. Hulu Terengganu (Mati)

2007-03-02T17:41:00.000+08:00

The field trip was conducted from 27th January until 6th February 2007. It takes two days to reach at the base camp by boat. As usual, any field trip i will handling the herpetofauna survey and collections.

to be continued...

Scientific Expedition Bintang Hijau PERAK 2006

2007-03-01T12:51:00.000+08:00

HERPETOFAUNA'S GROUP (UKM,UM,KUSTEM,JNPC,DWNP)

see all of you in next expedition n keep on herping!!!

The expedition was organised from 17th - 22nd December 2006 by the Peninsular Malaysia Forestry Department, Perak Foresty Department and collaboration with UKM . It was held at the two sites viz. Bubu Virgin Jungle Reserve (537 hectars - located near Ulu Kenas Recreational Park) and Bintang Hijau Virgin Jungle Reserve (715 hectars - Lata Kekabu Recreational Park).

HERPETOFAUNA's group was assigned to carry out the survey on herptiles in the areas.

Scientists at work!!!

Field Trip to Hulu Terengganu - Tembat's Waterfall

2006-09-18T15:19:00.000+08:00

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

Daicus M Bellabut

Selai Johor Endau-Rompin Revisit

2006-09-07T15:47:00.001+08:00

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

2006-04-18T18:09:00.000+08:00

Megophrys nasuta (Schlegel, 1837)

'Malayan Horned Frog'

#Male (SV - 75.90mm)

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Amphibia:Anura:Bufonidae

2006-03-15T13:37:00.000+08:00

Bufo asper Gravenhorst, 1829

'Giant River Toad'

# Male (SV-132.50mm)

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2006-03-14T12:41:00.000+08:00

SKELETON OF A FROG
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Amphibia:Anura:Bufonidae

2006-03-09T10:05:00.000+08:00

Bufo melanostictus Schneider, 1799

'Common Asian Toad'
'House Toad'

? Male/Female (SV-99.45mm)

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Amphibia:Anura:Ranidae

2006-03-08T15:21:00.000+08:00

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

2006-03-08T15:08:00.000+08:00

Rana glandulosa Boulenger, 1882

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

# Male (SV-66.0mm)

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Amphibia:Anura:Microhylidae

2006-03-03T12:29:00.000+08:00

Microhyla butleri Boulenger, 1900

'Butler Narrow-mouthed Frog'

# Male

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Microhyla butleri

# Male

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Amphibia:Anura:Ranidae

2006-03-02T14:36:00.000+08:00

Rana hosii Boulenger, 1891

'Poisonous Rock Frog'

#?Male/Female

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Rana hosii

# Male

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Amphibia:Anura:Ranidae

2006-03-01T18:26:00.000+08:00

Limnonectes blythii (Boulenger, 1920)

'Malayan Giant River Frog'

?male/female (still juvenile)

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Amphibia:Anura:Ranidae

2006-03-01T12:27:00.000+08:00

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

2006-03-01T12:20:00.000+08:00

Pedostibes hosii (Boulenger,1892)

'Hosii Toad'

# Male (SV-73.35mm)

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Pedostibes hosii

#Male

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Amphibia:Anura:Ranidae

2006-03-01T12:11:00.000+08:00

Rana erythraea (Schlegel, 1837)

'Common Greenback Frog'

# Female (SV-71.65mm)

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Rana erythraea

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Amphibia:Anura:Ranidae

2006-03-01T12:03:00.000+08:00

Rana chalconota (Schlegel,1837)

'Cooper-cheeked Frog'

"Amplexing mood"

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

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Amphibia:Anura:Ranidae

2006-03-01T11:57:00.000+08:00

Limnonectes malesianus (Kiew, 1984)

'Malesian Giant River Frog' ( Male )

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Amphibia:Anura:Rhacophoridae

2006-03-01T11:14:00.000+08:00

Polypedates macrotis (Boulenger,1894)

'Tree Frog'

# Male (SV-55.70mm)

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Polypedates macrotis

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Amphibia:Anura:Microhylidae

2006-03-01T11:05:00.000+08:00

Microhyla heymonsi Vogt,1911

"Dark-sided Chorus Frog'

# Male (SV-19.40mm)

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Amphibia:Anura:Rhacophoridae

2006-02-28T18:16:00.000+08:00

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

2006-02-28T18:00:00.000+08:00

Fejervarya limnocharis (Gravenhorst, 1829)

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

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Amphibia:Anura:Ranidae

2006-02-28T14:27:00.000+08:00

Rana plicatella Stoliczka,1873

Rhinoceros Frog

?Male/Female (SV- 38.30mm)

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Amphibia:Anura:Ranidae

2006-02-28T11:51:00.000+08:00

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

2006-02-27T17:20:00.000+08:00

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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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