Composition and distribution of frogs in Crocker Range Park, Sabah, Malaysia, with a description of a new Kalophrynus (Anura, Microhylidae) species
The discoveries include amongst others, the Sabah endemics of <i>Meristogenys</i>, two new records for Sabah: <i>Sarawakiphrys dringi</i> (Inger, Stuebing and Tan, 1995), and <i>Pelophryne rhopophilia</i> Inger and Stuebing, 1996, as well as a new species, <i>Kalophrynus minutus</i> sp. nov., described herein. These findings provide evidence of many unknown species still waiting to be discovered. These discoveries also add significantly to our understanding of the distribution of frog species in Borneo as a whole, showing that species formerly thought to be very restricted geographically actually have much greater and more extensive distributions within Borneo.
Authors
- Paul Imbun
- Luiza Majuakim
- Tan Fui Lian
- Maklarin Lakim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0142-0255)
Institutions
- Universiti of Malaysia Sabah (MY)
- Field Museum of Natural History (US)
- Sabah Parks (MY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biodiversity Data Journal
- Published
- 2025-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.13.e157470
- Primary Topic
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Field Museum