Ansonia latirostra
Ansonia latirostra is a species of toads in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia[1][3][4] and only known from two sites in the Pahang state, one near Sungai Lembing (the type locality at 255 m (837 ft) above sea level) and another one near Mount Benom. It likely occurs more widely.[1]
| Ansonia latirostra | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Ansonia |
| Species: | A. latirostra |
| Binomial name | |
| Ansonia latirostra Grismer, 2006[2] | |
Description
Males grow to 23.6 mm (0.93 in) and females 30.5 mm (1.20 in) in snout–vent length. The habitus is slender. The dorsum is black, apart from a brown interscapular spot and brown reticulum. The flanks are also black apart from two brown spots. There is a small cream-colored spot below the eye.[4]
Habitat and conservation
The species inhabits closed-canopy hill dipterocarp forests. It is associated with streams where animals have been found in vegetation overhanging the stream bed (≤2 m above the ground) or on the tops of large rocks along the edge of the stream. Habitat loss caused by logging and agricultural expansion is likely a threat to this species.[1]
References
- Lee Grismer (2008). "Ansonia latirostra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135841A4209747. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135841A4209747.en.
- Grismer, L Lee (2006). "A new species of Ansonia Stoliczka 1872 (Anura: Bufonidae) from central peninsular Malaysia and a revised taxonomy for Ansonia from the Malay Peninsula" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1327: 1–27.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Ansonia latirostra Grismer, 2006". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- "Ansonia latirostra". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.