Kalophrynus limbooliati Matsui, Nishikawa, Belabut, Ahmad, and Yong, 2012

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Microhylidae > Subfamily: Kalophryninae > Genus: Kalophrynus > Species: Kalophrynus limbooliati

Kalophrynus limbooliati Matsui, Nishikawa, Belabut, Ahmad, and Yong, 2012, Zootaxa, 3155: 39. Holotype: UKMHC 705, by original designation. Type locality: "Gunung (= Mt.) Pulai, Kpg. (Kampung = village) Sri, Kulai, State of Johor, Peninsular Malaysia (01° 36′ N, 103° 32′ E, 457 m a.s.l.)".

English Names

Johor Tiny Sticky Frog (Zug, 2015, Proc. California Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, 62: 165). 

Lim's Black-spotted Sticky Frog (Figueroa, Low, and Lim, 2023, Zootaxa, 5287: 42). 

Distribution

Southern Peninsular Malaysia (Johor, Negeri Sembilan, and possibly Pahang) and Singapore.

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Malaysia, Malaysia, West (Peninsular), Singapore

Comment

Superficially similar to Kalophrynus pleurostigma according to the original publication. See account by Zug, 2015, Proc. California Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, 62: 165–166. See the comment under Kalophrynus pleurostigma for relevant literature. Figueroa, Low, and Lim, 2023, Zootaxa, 5287: 1–378, provided records, literature, and conservation status for Singapore.  

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