Sarawak Dwarf Toad

Pelophryne saravacensis

The species Pelophryne saravacensis (Inger & Stuebing, 2009) is a Toad from the family of Bufonidae.
Sarawak Dwarf Toad - Pelophryne saravacensis Pelophryne saravacensis was described by Inger & Stuebing in 2009 and the following diagnosis was given by these authors: "Tips of fingers expanded into truncate discs, tip of third finger equal to or wider than tympanum; webbing leaving one to 1 1⁄2 phalanges of outer fingers free; heels meet when legs folded at right angle to body axis; no continuous ventrolateral light band; abdomen dark with small, distinct white spots; males without mandibular spines; adult males 17–20 mm, adult female 22 mm." The skin is coarsely warty. The warts to not possess spines. Many of its warts bear a red dot. The species is very similar to Pelophryne guentheri, the main morphological difference being smaller size and relatively longer legs in P. saravacensis. Reproduction and larval stages of this species are unknown. Dwarf Toad,Geotagged,Lambir Hills,Malaysia,Pelophryne saravacensis,Sarawak,Sarawak Dwarf Toad,Summer,Toad

Naming

The name saravacensis refers to saravac (French name of Sarawak) and the Latin suffix -ensis, "who lives in, who lives", was given to him in reference to the place of his discovery, the Sarawak.

Distribution

Endemic to Sarawak, island of Borneo

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyBufonidae
GenusPelophryne
SpeciesPelophryne saravacensis
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Malaysia