A decade of amphibian studies (Animalia, Amphibia) at Sekayu lowland forest, Hulu Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia

Authors

• Baizul Hafsyam Badli-Sham
• Muhamad Fatihah Syafiq
• Mohd Shahrizan Azrul Aziz
• Natrah Rafiqah Mohd Jalil
• Muhammad Taufik Awang
• Muhammad Nouril Ammin Othman
• Anis Azira Abdul Aziz
• Khunirah Dzu
• Nurul Asyikin Abdol Wahab
• Nor Liyana Jamil
• Murni Azima Ismail
• Wan Ahmad Aidil Wan Azman
• Ooi Xin Wei
• Nur Ain Nabilah Jamaha
• Mohamad Aqmal-Naser
• Muhammad Fahmi-Ahmad
• Noor Shahirah-Ibrahim
• Syed Ahmad Rizal
• Daicus M. Belabut
• Chan Kin Onn
• Evan Seng Huat Quah
• Larry Lee Grismer
• Amirrudin B. Ahmad

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2023

Abstract

Amphibians of Sekayu lowland forest have been studied more than a decade, with discoveries of new records of species showing no sign of abating between the years 2003 to 2020, indicating the remarkably rich diversity of anurans in this forest. Despite ceaseless anthropogenic activities in this area, this study successfully recorded 52 species of amphibians from 32 genera in the lowland forest of Sekayu. The spe-cies composition consisted of a single species from the family Ichthyophiidae and 51 species of anurans of 31 genera and six families. The number of species recorded has steadily increased especially during more recent surveys from 2015 to 2020. This study augments the total number of amphibian species recorded from Hulu Terengganu by ten additional species, increasing the total to 70 species for the district.

Keywords

Biodiversity conservation, Herpetofauna, Lowland forest, Malaysia, Protected areas

Publication Title

ZooKeys

Recommended Citation

Badli-Sham, Baizul Hafsyam; Syafiq, Muhamad Fatihah; Aziz, Mohd Shahrizan Azrul; Jalil, Natrah Rafiqah Mohd; Awang, Muhammad Taufik; Othman, Muhammad Nouril Ammin; Aziz, Anis Azira Abdul; Dzu, Khunirah; Wahab, Nurul Asyikin Abdol; Jamil, Nor Liyana; Ismail, Murni Azima; Azman, Wan Ahmad Aidil Wan; Wei, Ooi Xin; Jamaha, Nur Ain Nabilah; Aqmal-Naser, Mohamad; Fahmi-Ahmad, Muhammad; Shahirah-Ibrahim, Noor; Rizal, Syed Ahmad; Belabut, Daicus M.; Onn, Chan Kin; Quah, Evan Seng Huat; Grismer, Larry Lee; and Ahmad, Amirrudin B., "A decade of amphibian studies (Animalia, Amphibia) at Sekayu lowland forest, Hulu Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia" (2023). Research Publications (2021 to 2025). 2585.
https://knova.um.edu.my/research_publications_2021_2025/2585

Divisions

InstituteofBiologicalSciences

Funders

None

Issue

1157

Publisher

Pensoft Publishers

Publisher Location

12 PROF GEORGI ZLATARSKI ST, SOFIA, 1700, BULGARIA