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A decade of amphibian studies (Animalia, Amphibia) at Sekayu lowland forest, Hulu Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia

Badli-Sham BH 1 , Syafiq MF 1 , Aziz MSA 1 , Mohd Jalil NR 2 , Awang MT 1 , Othman MNA 1 Show all authors , Abdul Aziz AA 1 , Dzu K 1 , Abdol Wahab NA 1 , Jamil NL 1 , Ismail MA 1 , Wan Azman WAA 1 , Xin Wei O 1 , Jamaha NAN 1 , Aqmal-Naser M 1 , Fahmi-Ahmad M 1 , Shahirah-Ibrahim N 3 , Rizal SA 1 , Belabut DM 4 , Kin Onn C 5 , Quah ESH 6 , Grismer LL 7 , Ahmad AB 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Biodiversity and Ecology Research Group, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • 2 Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • 3 Academy of Science Malaysia, 902-4, Jalam Tun Ismail, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Forestry Biotechnology Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 52109 Kepong, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 5 Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 6 Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore, 2 Conservatory Drive, 117377 Singapore, Singapore
  • 7 Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Zookeys, 2023;1157:43-93.
PMID: 37398628 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1157.95873

Abstract

Amphibians of Sekayu lowland forest have been studied more than a decade, with discoveries of new records of species showing no sign of abating between the years 2003 to 2020, indicating the remarkably rich diversity of anurans in this forest. Despite ceaseless anthropogenic activities in this area, this study successfully recorded 52 species of amphibians from 32 genera in the lowland forest of Sekayu. The species composition consisted of a single species from the family Ichthyophiidae and 51 species of anurans of 31 genera and six families. The number of species recorded has steadily increased especially during more recent surveys from 2015 to 2020. This study augments the total number of amphibian species recorded from Hulu Terengganu by ten additional species, increasing the total to 70 species for the district.

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