Leptobrachella sarawakensis Matsui, Nishikawa, and Eto, 2025

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Megophryidae > Subfamily: Leptobrachiinae > Genus: Leptobrachella > Species: Leptobrachella sarawakensis

Leptobrachella sarawakensis Matsui, Nishikawa, and Eto in Matsui, Nishikawa, Eto, and Hossman, 2025, Curr. Herpetol., Kyoto, 44: 167. Holotype: SFC-GRB-01050 (former KUHE 54540), by original designation. Type locality: "Gunung Serapi, Matang, Kuching Division, Sarawak (1°36'21" N, 110°11'16" E, alt 329 m asl)". ZooBank Publication registration: DB2137BE-676A-45CA-A6F5-88A26EC92A05

Common Names

Sarawak Litter Frog (original publication). 

Distribution

Extreme western region of Sarawak (Kuching and Samarahan divisions), Malaysian Borneo, 52 to 455 m elevation; expected in adjacent Kalimantan, Indonesia. 

Geographic Occurrence

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

Likely/Controversially Present: Indonesia

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

Comment

Confused previously with Leptobrachella gracilis, according to the original publication, where comparative adult and larval morphology and advertisement call were detailed. 

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