Meristogenys dyscritus Shimada, Matsui, Yambun, and Sudin, 2011

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Ranidae > Genus: Meristogenys > Species: Meristogenys dyscritus

Meristogenys dyscritus Shimada, Matsui, Yambun Imbun, and Sudin, 2011, Zootaxa, 2905: 42. Holotype: OMNH Am8069, by original designation. Type locality: " Liwagu River, 1500 m, Headquarters of Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Malaysia".

English Names

Liwagu Torrent Frog (Haas, Das, Hertwig, Bublies, and Schulz-Schaeffer, 2022, Guide to the Tadpoles of Borneo: 189).

Distribution

Known from 500 to 1500 m elevation in Kinabalu National Park, and Mahua (1063 m elevation) in Crocker Range National Park, all in Sabah, Malaysia.

Geographic Occurrence

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

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

Comment

Confused with Meritogenys amoropalamus prior to its naming according to the original publication, although molecular analysis places it as the sister taxon of Meristogenys orphnocnemisHaas, Das, Hertwig, Bublies, and Schulz-Schaeffer, 2022, Guide to the Tadpoles of Borneo: 189–192, summarized the knowledge of habitat, reproduction, larval morphology and coloration.

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