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- Title
Checklist and Simple Identification Key for Frogs and Toads from District IV of The MADA Scheme, Kedah, Malaysia.
- Authors
Jaafar, Ibrahim; Teoh Chia Chai; Sah, Shahrul Anuar Mohd; Akil, Mohd Abdul Muin Md.
- Abstract
A survey was conducted to catalogue the diversity of anurans in District IV of the Muda Agriculture Development Authority Scheme (MADA) in Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia, from July 1996 to January 1997. Eight species of anurans from three families were present in the study area. Of these, the Common Grass Frog (Fejevarya limnocharis) was the most abundant, followed by Mangrove Frog (Fejevarya cancrivora), Long-legged Frog (Hylarana macrodactyla), and Common Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus). Puddle Frog (Occidozyga lima), Taiwanese Giant Frog (Hoplobatrachus rugulosus), and Banded Bullfrog (Kaluola pulchra) were rare during the sampling period, and only one Paddy Frog (Hylarana erythraea) was captured. A simple identification key for the anurans of this area is included for use by scientists and laymen alike.
- Subjects
KEDAH; ANIMAL diversity; TOADS; AMPHIBIANS; AMPHIBIAN surveys; FROGS; MALAYSIA. Dept. of Environment; EDUCATION
- Publication
Tropical Life Sciences Research, 2009, Vol 20, Issue 2, p49
- ISSN
1985-3718
- Publication type
Article