Kalophrynus punctatus

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Kalophrynus punctatus
Systematics
Order : Frog (anura)
Subordination : Neobatrachia
Family : Narrow-mouth frogs (Microhylidae)
Subfamily : Kalophryninae
Genre : Kalophrynus
Type : Kalophrynus punctatus
Scientific name
Kalophrynus punctatus
Peters , 1871

Kalophrynus punctatus is a species of amphibian in the family -mouthed (Microhylidae).

features

The species reaches a length of 27 millimeters. The animals are dark brown and dotted black on their upper side. Fingers and toes are noticeably short. The fourth finger is as long as the second. The third toe does not protrude beyond the fifth toe.

Occurrence

Kalophrynus punctatus occurs in the west of the island of Borneo in the extreme west of Sarawak in Malaysia and the adjacent northwestern Indonesian part of Borneo at altitudes above 1000 meters.

Systematics

The species was first described by Wilhelm Peters in 1871 .

Danger

Kalophrynus punctatus is classified by the IUCN as "Vulnerable" (endangered).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Fritz Nieden: Anura II . In: FE Schulze, W. Kükenthal, K. Heider (Ed.): Das Tierreich . Walter de Gruyter & Co., Berlin and Leipzig 1926, p. 17.
  2. ↑ a b Darrel R. Frost: Kalophrynus punctatus Peters, 1871 . In: Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference . Version 6.0 (accessed February 17, 2017). ( online ).
  3. ↑ kalophrynus punctatus in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2016 Posted by: Robert Ingersoll, Robert Stuebing, Djoko Iskandar, Mumpuni, 2004. Retrieved on February 17 2017th