Microhyla pulchra

Microhyla pulchra (Hallowell, 1861) Materials Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: IB A. 6396; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 0C90C684-C3BA-545D-8BF4-28C63E1DB6E7; Taxon: scientificNameID: Microhyla pulchra; scientificName: Microhyla pulchra; class: Amphibia; order: Anura; family: Microhylidae; genus: Microhyla; specificEpithet: pulchra; scientificNameAuthorship: (Hallowell, 1861); Location: country: Vietnam; countryCode: VN; stateProvince: Ha Nam; county: Kim Bang; municipality: Kim Bang; locality: Kim Bang SHCA; verbatimElevation: 38 m; verbatimLatitude: 20 ° 48.274 ' N; verbatimLongitude: 105 ° 84.089 ' E; verbatimCoordinateSystem: WGS 84; Event: eventDate: 22 April 2025; eventRemarks: collected by Nguyen QT, Pham TC, Phan QT, and Pham VA; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Amphibians; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: IB A. 6397; individualCount: 1; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 33396D65-5899-5BBF-A9BA-15BF82EFED83; Taxon: scientificNameID: Microhyla pulchra; scientificName: Microhyla pulchra; class: Amphibia; order: Anura; family: Microhylidae; genus: Microhyla; specificEpithet: pulchra; scientificNameAuthorship: (Hallowell, 1861); Location: country: Vietnam; countryCode: VN; stateProvince: Ha Nam; county: Kim Bang; municipality: Kim Bang; locality: Kim Bang SHCA; verbatimElevation: 38 m; verbatimLatitude: 20 ° 48.274 ' N; verbatimLongitude: 105 ° 84.089 ' E; verbatimCoordinateSystem: WGS 84; Event: eventDate: 22 April 2025; eventRemarks: collected by Nguyen QT, Pham TC, Phan QT, and Pham VA; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Amphibians; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Description Morphological characters of the specimens from Ha Nam Province agreed well with the descriptions of Bourret (1942), Taylor (1962) and Manthey and Grossmann (1997): SVL 29.2 mm in male (n = 1) and 37.1 mm in female (n = 1); snout obtusely point, slightly pronounced, longer than eye (RL 4.2 mm, ED 3.4 mm in male; RL 5.2 mm, ED 3.8 mm in female); interorbital distance 1.9–2.2 times broader than upper eyelid (UEW 1.6 mm, IOD 3.5 mm in male; UEW 2.4 mm, IOD 4.5 mm in female); tympanum invisible; vomerine teeth absent; tongue roundly spatulate and free at the rear half of its length; external vocal sac present in males. Fore-limb slender (HAL 11.8 mm in male and 13.2 mm in female); fingers free of webbing and tips not swollen. Hind-limb slender, tibia longer than thigh (TbL 18.5 mm, FL 15.6 mm in male; TbL 21.5 mm, FL 17.6 mm in female); toe tips round, not swollen, toes almost 1 / 2 webbed, webbing formula: I 1 / 2–2 II 1 – 3 III 2 – 3 ½ IV 31 / 3 – 2 V; subarticular tubercle present; inner and outer metatarsal tubercles present; tibio-tarsal articulation reaching tip of snout. Dorsal skin with a few scattered small tubercles; ventral skin smooth; cloacal region granular. Colouration in life: dorsum light brown, with a dark brown Λ-shaped pattern on the back, containing several dark and light lines, outer part bordered by several light lines; canthus rostralis and flanks dark brown; limbs with transverse bars; groin and anterior part of thigh yellow; ventral surface whitish yellow, chin and throat with black marbling (Figs 8, 9). Distribution In Vietnam, this species is known from Lao Cai and Ha Giang Provinces in the north, southwards to Lam Dong and Dong Nai Provinces (Nguyen et al. 2009, Hecht et al. 2013). Elsewhere, this species is known from China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia and Singapore (Frost 2025). Ecology Specimens of Microhyla pulchra were found on the ground near a small puddle or near a pond between 20: 00 h and 21: 30 h. Males were recorded calling at the site and tadpoles were detected in temporary water puddles. The surrounding habitat was a mixed secondary forest of small hardwood and shrubs. Conservation Conservation status. LC (Least Concern) (IUCN 2025).