First checklist on the amphibians and reptiles of Mount Korbu, the second highest peak in Peninsular Malaysia

By

Chan, Kin Onn
Muin, Mohd Abdul
Anuar, Shahrul
Andam, Joel
Razak, Norazlinda
Aziz, Mohd Azizol

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-12-6

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

15

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

1055--1069

Subjects

herpetofauna , new records , range extensions , Titiwangsa Range

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/15.6.1055

 

Abstract

This study represents the first report on the amphibians and reptiles of Mount Korbu, the highest peak in the Titiwangsa Range (2182 m a.s.l.) and the second highest peak in Peninsular Malaysia. The Titiwangsa Range is the longest and most contiguous mountain range in Peninsular Malaysia, but only three upland localities have been extensively sampled and published on, indicating the urgent need for fieldwork to new localities along this range. We documented 18 species of amphibians from the families Bufonidae, Dicroglossidae, Megophryidae, Microhylidae, Ranidae, and Rhacophoridae and 16 species of reptiles from the families Agamidae, Gekkonidae, Scincidae, Colubridae, Pareidae, Viperidae, Testudinidae, and Trionychidae. This study also records significant range extensions for four species and provides the first collated checklist on the herpetofauna of the Titiwangsa Range.