Matang Bush Frog • Philautus davidlabangi Matsui, 2009
Abstract
A new species in the rhacophorid genus Philautus is described on the basis of five male specimens collected from the Matang Range, a herpetologically well-surveyed area of the lowland of Sarawak, western Borneo. The species possesses a cutaneus pectoris muscle but lacks vomerine teeth, and is assigned to the aurifasciatus group of Philautus. It is superficially similar to some other species of the same group, but can be differentiated from them by a combination of several morphological characters, including lack of a nuptial pad and lingual papilla, and more significantly, by a distinct advertisement call. This discovery underscores the immediate necessity for detailed surveys in the already well-explored lowlands of Borneo.
Keywords: acoustics, taxonomy, systematics, Borneo, Southeast Asia
Holotype: Philautus davidlabangi
Type locality: "Gunung Serapi, Matang Range, in the suburbs of Kuching, Sarawak (01°36′ N, 110°11′ E, alt. 330 m a.s.l.)", Malaysia.
Holotype: KUHE 19594.
Philautus davidlabangi • David Labang's Bush Frog © 2009 Maximilian Dehling
References:
Matsui, M. 2009: A New Species of Philautus (Amphibia, Anura, Rhacophoridae) from the Lowland of Sarawak, Western Borneo. Zoological Science. 26: 437-442. doi: 10.2108/zsj.26.437
