Microhyla maculifera Inger, 1989

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Microhylidae > Subfamily: Microhylinae > Genus: Microhyla > Species: Microhyla maculifera

Microhyla maculifera Inger, 1989, Malayan Nat. J., 42: 233. Holotype: FMNH 231271, by original designation. Type locality: "Danum Valley Field Centre, Lahad Datu District, Sabah", Malaysia.

English Names

Sabah Rice Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 90).

Distribution

Known only from the Danum Valley Field Centre, Lahad Datu District, Sabah, Malaysia, below 250 m elevation.

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Malaysia, Malaysia, East (Sarawak and/or Sabah)

Endemic: Malaysia, Malaysia, East (Sarawak and/or Sabah)

Comment

See identification table by Manthey and Grossmann, 1997, Amph. Rept. Südostasiens: 46, to compare this species with other microhylids in the Sunda Shelf region. See map, description of geographic range and habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 453.

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