Species diversity and checklist of the herpetofauna of Pulau Tioman, Peninsular Malaysia with a preliminary overview of habitat utilization

• Main Authors: Grismer, Jesse L, Grismer, Larry Lee, Das, I., Yaakob, Norsham, Liat, Lim Boo, Leong, Tzi Mng, Youmans, Timothy M., Kaiser, Hinrich
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Science Press 2004
• Subjects: GE Environmental Sciences; QL Zoology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11596/1/Species%20diversity.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11596/; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259595925_Species_Diversity_and_Checklist_of_the_Herpetofauna_of_Pulau_Tioman_Peninsular_Malaysia_With_a_Preliminary_Overview_of_Habitat_Utilization

The environmental diversity of Pulau Tioman, a 48 km 2 island off the eastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia, supports a remarkably diverse herpetofauna (97 species) with 22 frogs, one caecilian, one non-marine turtle, 34 lizards, and 39 snakes. The majority of this herpetofauna (74%) occurs in l...