title: The amphibian diversity of bukit jana, taiping, perak.
abstract: The study on the amphibian fauna of Bukit Jana, Taiping, Perak was carried out from January 2009 until December 2010 with a total of 12 nights of observation. Twenty four species of frogs from 14 genera and 6 families were recorded to inhabit the Bukit Jana areas. Seven commensal species were found around human habitations near the foothill whereas the others are typical forest frogs found mostly near the rivers, streams and forest floor. This is the first amphibian checklist of Bukit Jana, Perak and it contributed 22% out of 107 species of frogs that are recorded to inhabit Peninsular Malaysia.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Shahriza
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shahrudin
authors.affiliation: School of Distance Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jaafar
keywords: Amphibian; Bukit Jana; Perak; River; Taiping