Philautus bunitus Inger, Stuebing, and Tan, 1995

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Rhacophoridae > Subfamily: Rhacophorinae > Genus: Philautus > Species: Philautus bunitus

Philautus bunitus Inger, Stuebing, and Tan, 1995, Raffles Bull. Zool., 43: 127. Holotype: FMNH 239261, by original designation. Type locality: "Mt. Lumaku, Sipitang District, Sabah, 1350 m", Malaysia (Borneo).

Philautus (Philautus) bunitusBossuyt and Dubois, 2001, Zeylanica, 6: 59.

English Names

None noted.

Distribution

Lowland, submontane, and montane forests of western Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo), 640-1800 m elevation.

Geographic Occurrence

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

Endemic: Malaysia, Malaysia, East (Sarawak and/or Sabah)

Comment

In the Philautus vermiculatus group according to the original publication. See brief account and photo by Manthey and Grossmann, 1997, Amph. Rept. Südostasiens: 126. Malkmus, Manthey, Vogel, Hoffmann, and Kosuch, 2002, Amph. Rept. Mount Kinabalu: 184-186, provided an account. See photograph, map, description of geographic range and habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 519.

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