New species of Microhyla from Sarawak: Old World’s smallest frogs crawl out of miniature pitcher plants on Borneo (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae)

• Main Authors: Das, I., Haas, A.
• Format: E-Article
• Language: English
• Published: Zootaxa 2010
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QL Zoology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11636/1/New%20species%20of%20Microhyla%20from%20Sarawak%20%28abstract%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11636/; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228439802_New_species_of_Microhyla_from_Sarawak_Old_World%27s_smallest_frogs_crawl_out_of_miniature_pitcher_plants_on_Borneo_Amphibia_Anura_Microhylidae

A new diminutive species of microhylid frog (genus Microhyla) is described from the Matang Range, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. The new species is an obligate of the pitcher plant, Nepenthes ampullaria, breeding in senescent or mature pitchers, and is Old World’s smallest frog and one of the world&...