An updated checklist of the amphibian diversity of Maliau Basin Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia

By

Haas, Alexander, 1964-
Boon-Hee, Kueh
Joseph, Alvinus
Bin Asri, Masliadi
Das, Indraneil, 1964-
Hagmann, Reto
Schwander, Loraine
Hertwig, Stefan

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018-7-13

Original Publication

Alpine entomology

Volume

2

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

89--114

Subjects

regional inventory rapid assessment anuran biodive

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[Sofia, Bulgaria] Pensoft Publishers 2017-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.2.27020

 

Abstract

The current account presents the results of a 14-day amphibian survey at Maliau Basin Conservation Area (MBCA). With a total of approximately 170 man-hrs, 44 species were detected at four study sites during the field period; four more species were later discovered outside the two-week campaign. The results are compared to the results of previous surveys. Apart from adults, we present the first photographic documentation of the larval stages ofChiromantisinexpectatusand BorneanPhrynoidisjuxtaspera, along with a brief tadpole description; the better-known tadpoles of four more species were recorded. The results of our expedition suggest that nine more species are present at MBCA than reported by previous studies. We present an updated list of known species in the MBCA, comprising 61 species. The species accumulation curve over the 14 days period of the core survey did not show signs of asymptotic saturation. We conclude that the definitive species number for MBCA amphibians has the potential to increase with more thorough surveys in the future.