Checklist of herpetofauna in the severely degraded ecosystem of Bidong Island, Peninsular Malaysia, South China Sea

By

Rahman, Syafiq
Badli-Sham, Baizul Hafsham
Fahmi-Ahmad, Muhammad
Aqmal-Naser, Mohamad
Rizal, Syed
Azmi, Mohd
Grismer, Lee
Ahmad, Amirrudin

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

985

Pages

143--162

Subjects

Amphibian , Bidong Island , herpetological survey , Peninsular Malaysia , Reptile , South China Sea

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.985.54737

 

Abstract

A herpetofaunal inventory was conducted on Bidong Island, Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia. It incorporates data from a recent herpetological survey conducted from 1 to 3 April 2019 with reptile records from previous publications. Specimens were collected with drift-fenced pitfall traps and taxa were recorded with visual encounter surveys (VES). In total, 18 species of reptiles and amphibians were recorded, including three species of frogs, 12 species of lizards, and three species of snakes. Six species from the present survey are new records for the island.