Meristogenys poecilus (Inger and Gritis, 1983)

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Ranidae > Genus: Meristogenys > Species: Meristogenys poecilus

Amolops poecilus Inger and Gritis, 1983, Fieldiana, Zool., N.S., 19: 11. Holotype: FMNH 144532, by original designation. Type locality: "Nanga Tekalit, Kapit District, Third Division, Sarawak", Malaysia (Borneo).

Meristogenys poecilusYang, 1991, Fieldiana, Zool., N.S., 63: 39. Che, Pang, Zhao, Wu, Zhao, and Zhang, 2007, Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 43: 3; by implication.

Amolops (Meristogenys) poecilusDubois, 1992, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon, 61: 321.

English Names

Malaysian Borneo Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 102).

Distribution

Central Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo) to central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia.

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Malaysia, East (Sarawak and/or Sabah)

Comment

See statement of geographic range, habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 630. Das, 2007, Amph. Rept. Brunei: 56, provided a photograph and brief account.

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