A new species of Meristogenys (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae) from Sabah, Borneo.
We describe a new species of torrent-dwelling ranid frog of the genus Meristogenys from the Crocker Range, western Sabah, northern Borneo. The new species, Meristogenys maryatiae, differs from congeners by the combination of: small body, males 31-37 mm and females 65-66 mm in snout-vent length; head narrower than long; eyes moderate, diameter subequal to snout; iris unicolored; legs long; ventral surface of tibia without heavy pigmentation; rear of thigh blotched dark brown and cream; toes fully webbed; outer metatarsal tubercle present; larval dental formula 7(4-7)/6(1).
Matsui
Masafumi
M
Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. fumi@zoo.zool.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Shimada
Tomohiko
T
Sudin
Ahmad
A
D000818:Animals; D001893:Borneo; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011898:Ranidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*