Leptophryne borbonica is a medium-sized toad with a slender body. Its snout is short and truncate or pointed. This species has small and indistinct parotoid glands. This species has long fingers and its legs with tips swollen into round disks. This toad has no webbing on hand and its toes are half-webbed. The females of this species are typically larger which measured at about 40-47mm snout-vent length (SVL) than the males at about 27-31mm SVL. This species get its common name because it has a black hourglass or 'X' mark on its back. This species can be found in India, Malaysia and Thailand. This species usually found in primary forest between 0-400 m above sea level.
No | Description | Suitability | Seasonality |
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1 |
Forest → Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland Forest
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Suitable | Resident |
2 |
Forest → Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane Forest
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Suitable | Resident |
3 |
Wetlands → Permanent Rivers, Streams, Creeks [includes waterfalls]
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Suitable | Unknown |
Year Published | Assessment | Red List Category | Version |
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2014 | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
Least Concern (LC)
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3.1 |
2004 | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
Least Concern (LC)
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N/A |
Collection Center | Dried | Live | Slide | Wet | Total | |
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3 | ||||||
25 |
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Amirrudin Bin Ahmad (Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
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Amphibians, Dragonflies and Damselflies, Fishes, Reptiles,
Biodiversity, Data Analysis, Digital Sequence Information (DSI), Living Modified Organism (LMO), Marine & Coastal, Protected Areas & Invasive Alien Species
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Awang Noor Abd. Ghani (Prof. Dr.)
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
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Amphibians (Ecology),
Biodiversity, Data Analysis, Economics, Ecosystems, Environment & Forest
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Kaviarasu Munian (Mr.)
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
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Reptiles (Ecology), Amphibians (Ecology), Fishes (Ecology),
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Lim Boo Liat (Dr.)
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Reptiles (Ecology), Rodents (Ecology), Amphibians (Ecology),
Biodiversity, Ecosystems & Invasive Alien Species
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Mohamad Azani Alias (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
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Vascular (Taxonomy), Vascular, Vascular, Amphibians, Amphibians,
Biodiversity, Conservation, Climate Change, Protected Areas & Forest
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Mohamad Rosni Bin Othman (Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
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Amphibians, Coral Reefs, Turtle, Tortoise, and Terrapin, Amphibians,
Law and Policy, Management & Marine & Coastal
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Mohammad Shahfiz Azman (Mr.)
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
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Amphibians, Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles,
Awareness, Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecosystems, Environment, Forest, Landscape, Law and Policy, Management, Protected Areas, Science, Systematics, Invasive Alien Species, Like-Minded Megadiverse Countries (LMMC), National Policy on Biological Diversity, Policy, Research and Development (R&D) & Zoonotic
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Mohd Abdul Muin Bin Md Akil (Mr.)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles, Snakes,
Biodiversity, Conservation, Evolution, Genetics, Molecular, Protected Areas, Climate Change & Invasive Alien Species
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Norhayati Binti Ahmad (Prof. Dr.)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
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Frogs and Toads, Snakes, Amphibians, Reptiles,
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Teo Eng Wah (Dr.)
University of Malaya (UM)
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Reptiles, Amphibians,
Invasive Alien Species
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Acknowledgements :- Mr. Abdul Razak Mohd Nor Rasid, Ms. Aida Salihah Binti Abu Bakar, Ms. Ainul Aqilah Binti Mohd Nasir, Ms. Ajla Rafidah Baharom, Mrs. Aziemah Binti Kinan, Mr. Badrul Amin Bin Jaffar, Ms. Fatin Farisha Binti Mohd Jamil, Prof. Dr. Norhayati Binti Ahmad, Mr. Tan Kok Kiat, Mrs. Wan Roniza Binti Ismil & Mr. Yasser Mohamed Arifin
Photo credit :- Kaviarasu Munian & Norhayati Binti Ahmad
Species Citation :- Leptophryne borbonica. Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Accessed via https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/9968. [Retrieved 01 February 2023].
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