Leptolalax kecil

Leptolalax kecil is a species of megophryid frogs found in the Cameron Highlands of Peninsular Malaysia.[1] It is only known from its type locality, but it is expected to have a wider distribution in the Cameron Highlands. This species may have been erroneously identified as Leptolalax gracilis.[2]

Leptolalax kecil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Leptolalax
Species:
L. kecil
Binomial name
Leptolalax kecil
Matsui, Daicus, Norhayati, and Yong, 2009[1]

Description

Leptolalax kecil is a small-sized toad, similar in size to L. pluvialis. Males recorded were 19–21 mm (0.75–0.83 in) in snout-vent length and one female was 25 mm (0.98 in). Male Leptolalax kecil call at night on the ground near streams. The call differs from those known in other species of Leptolalax: male emits only one short, clearly pulsed call at a time, in contrast to long, successive notes of other species.[1]

Conservation

The species has not been assessed by the IUCN, but habitat loss due logging and agriculture is occurring near the type locality.[1]

References
  1. Matsui, M.; Belabut, D. M.; Ahmad, N.; Yong, H. S. (2009). "A new species of Leptolalax (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae) from Peninsular Malaysia". Zoological Science. 26 (3): 243–247. doi:10.2108/zsj.26.243. PMID 19341347.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Leptolalax kecil Matsui, Daicus, Norhayati, and Yong, 2009". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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