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Philautus aurantium Inger, 1989
Philautus aurantium Inger, 1989, Malayan Nat. J., 42: 239. Holotype: FMNH 233224, by original designation. Type locality: "Mendolong, Sipitang District, Sabah", Malaysia (Borneo).
Philautus aurantium aurantium — Malkmus and Riede, 1996, Sauria, Berlin, 18: 35.
Philautus aurantium montanum Malkmus, 1996, Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin, 72: 286. Nomen nudum. Junior homonym of Philautus montanus Taylor, 1920, and Philautus montanus Rao, 1937.
Philautus (Philautus) aurantium — Bossuyt and Dubois, 2001, Zeylanica, 6: 58.
Common Names
Mendolong Bubble-nest Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 111).
Distribution
Mount Kinabalu region of western Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo), at elevations of 750-1800 m.
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: Malaysia, Malaysia, East (Sarawak and/or Sabah)
Endemic: Malaysia, Malaysia, East (Sarawak and/or Sabah)
Comment
In the Philautus vermiculatus group, most similar to Philautus acutus, according to the original publication. See comment under Philautus gunungensis. See identification table by Manthey and Grossmann, 1997, Amph. Rept. Südostasiens: 122-123, to compare this species to other rhacophorids of the Sunda Shelf region. Malkmus, Manthey, Vogel, Hoffmann, and Kosuch, 2002, Amph. Rept. Mount Kinabalu: 181-182, provided an account. See photograph, map, description of geographic range and habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 518.
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