Ansonia endauensis
| Ansonia endauensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Ansonia |
| Species: | A. endauensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ansonia endauensis Grismer, 2006[2] | |
Ansonia endauensis is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Malaysia and only known from the Endau-Rompin National Park in southern Peninsular Malaysia.[1][3][4]
Description
The distinguishing features of the species include unique red eye color, dual vocal slits in males, and a unique combination of head, body, digit, and color pattern characteristics.[4] Males grow to at least 17.4 mm (0.69 in) and females to 28.5 mm (1.12 in) in snout–vent length. The habitus is slender. The dorsum is nearly uniformly black, with orange spots on the flanks, the sides of neck and head, as well as below the eye.[2]
Habitat and conservation
The species inhabits closed-canopy lowland forest. All individuals were collected from a small, rocky stream (46 m (151 ft) above sea level) where they were found in vegetation overhanging the stream bed less than one metre above the ground.[1][2][4]
The known population lives within a well-protected reserve. Habitat loss caused by logging and agricultural expansion is a likely threat outside the reserve.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Lee Grismer (2008). "Ansonia endauensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T135905A4218974. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 Grismer, L Lee (2006). "A new species of Ansonia Stoliczka, 1870 (Anura: Bufonidae) from a lowland rainforest in southern peninsular Malaysia". Herpetologica. 62 (4): 466–475. doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2006)62[466:ANSOAS]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 3893603.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Ansonia endauensis Grismer, 2006". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Ansonia endauensis". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.