A new Bufo (Anura: Bufonidae) from the peat swamps of Selangor, West Malaysia
A new species of the genus Bufo is described from the peat swamps of North Selangor, West Malaysia. B. kumquat, new species, is a member of the B. biporcatus group (sensu Inger, 1972), differentiable from its members in showing the following combination of characters: small adult male body size (...
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National University of Singapore
2001
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11941/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11941/1/A%20new%20bufo%20%28anura%20bufonidae%29%20%28abstract%29.pdf |
| Summary: | A new species of the genus Bufo is described from the peat swamps of North Selangor,
West Malaysia. B. kumquat, new species, is a member of the B. biporcatus group (sensu Inger, 1972),
differentiable from its members in showing the following combination of characters: small adult male body
size (SVL to 27.5 mm); first two fingers subequal; tip of toe In reaches median subarticular tubercle of toe
IV; preparatoid crest absent; internarial distance greater than tympanum diameter; metatarsal tubercle
elongate; subarticular tubercle not enlarged; parotoid gland elongated; outer carpal tubercle oval; breeding
males lacking nuptial pads; tympanum pigmented; vocal sac yellow with scattered dark grey pigmentation;
flanks with scattered dark pigmentation, lacking a distinct dark band; and dorsum pale yellow with scattered
dark pigments. |
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