Phrynella pollicaris Boulenger, 1890, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1890: 37. Holotype: BMNH 87.7.30.16, according to Parker, 1934, Monogr. Frogs Fam. Microhylidae: 108. Type locality: "Perak, 3,000 ft.", Malaysia (Malaya).
Metaphrynella pollicaris — Parker, 1934, Monogr. Frogs Fam. Microhylidae: 107.
Malaysian Treefrog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 90).
Malay Peninsula.
Reviewed by Bourret, 1942, Batr. Indochine: 503-505. See account by Berry, 1975, Amph. Fauna Peninsular Malaysia: 116-117 . See identification table by Manthey and Grossmann, 1997, Amph. Rept. Südostasiens: 46, to compare this species with other microhylids in the Sunda Shelf region.
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