Philautus gunungensis Malkmus and Riede, 1996

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

Philautus aurantium gunungensis Malkmus and Riede, 1996, Sauria, Berlin, 18: 22. Holotype: ZMB 53627, by original designation. Type locality: "Fagaceen-Mischwald oberhalb des Silau-Baches (1450 m) am Süd-hang des Mt. Kinabalu", Sabah, Malaysia.

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

English Names

None noted.

Distribution

Mount Kinabalu region, Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo), 1400-1500 m elevation.

Geographic Occurrence

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

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

Comment

See Bossuyt and Dubois, 2001, Zeylanica, 6: 60, for reasons for considering distinct from Philautus aurantium. See map, description of geographic range and habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 524.

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