Polypedates leucomystax is a small to medium-sized common tree frog with head longer than broad and its tympanum distinct. The finger tips expanded into large round disks having circum-marginal grooves, its upper body grayish to yellow brown, reddish or greenish. The body is covered with four narrow, dark stripes, while the limbs is covered with dark cross-bars. The belly is whitish and there are dark spots on throat.
The measurement of snout-vent length (SV) of this species is up to 80mm. Its natural habitat is primary forests. In Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, this species can be found along logging road, in rain puddle and in bushes by the riverbanks. This species is distributed in Brunei Darussalam, Bangladesh, India, Japan, Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.
No | Part | Habit | |
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Nocturnal — Active during the night
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No | Description | Suitability | Seasonality |
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1 |
Artificial - Aquatic → Aquaculture Ponds
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Marginal | Unknown |
2 |
Artificial - Aquatic → Irrigated Land [includes irrigation channels]
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Suitable | Unknown |
3 |
Artificial - Aquatic → Ponds [below 8 ha]
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Suitable | Unknown |
4 |
Artificial - Aquatic → Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land
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Suitable | Unknown |
5 |
Artificial - Aquatic → Water Storage Areas [over 8 ha]
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Suitable | Unknown |
6 |
Artificial - Terrestrial → Arable Land
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Suitable | Unknown |
7 |
Artificial - Terrestrial → Pastureland
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Suitable | Unknown |
8 |
Artificial - Terrestrial → Plantations
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Marginal | Unknown |
9 |
Artificial - Terrestrial → Rural Gardens
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Suitable | Unknown |
10 |
Artificial - Terrestrial → Urban Areas
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Suitable | Unknown |
11 |
Forest → Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland Forest
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Suitable | Unknown |
12 |
Forest → Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane Forest
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Suitable | Unknown |
13 |
Grassland → Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded Lowland Grassland
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Suitable | Unknown |
14 |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal → Coastal Freshwater Lakes
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Suitable | Unknown |
15 |
Shrubland → Subtropical/Tropical Moist Shrubland
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Suitable | Unknown |
16 |
Wetlands → Freshwater Springs and Oases
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Suitable | Unknown |
17 |
Wetlands → Permanent Freshwater Lakes [over 8 ha]
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Suitable | Unknown |
18 |
Wetlands → Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools [under 8 ha]
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Suitable | Unknown |
19 |
Wetlands → Permanent Rivers, Streams, Creeks [includes waterfalls]
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Marginal | Unknown |
20 |
Wetlands → Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes [over 8 ha]
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Suitable | Unknown |
21 |
Wetlands → Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools [under 8 ha]
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Suitable | Unknown |
22 |
Wetlands → Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers, Streams, Creeks
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Marginal | Unknown |
Year Published | Assessment | Red List Category | Version |
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2004 | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
Least Concern (LC)
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3.1 |
Collection Center | Dried | Live | Slide | Wet | Total | |
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54 | ||||||
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Profile | |
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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, Mr. Ahmad Amir Firdaus Bin Mad Apandi, Ms. Aida Salihah Binti Abu Bakar, Ms. Ainul Aqilah Binti Mohd Nasir, Ms. Anis Syafiqah Binti Mohamad Amir Hamzah, Mrs. Aziemah Binti Kinan, Mrs. Azuhaidah Binti Alias, Mr. Badrul Amin Bin Jaffar, Ms. Fatin Farisha Binti Mohd Jamil, Mrs. Hakimah Binti Jaafar, Mrs. Juriah A/p Nibong, Ms. Mira Farzana Binti Mohamad Mokhtar, Mr. Muhammad Izzuddin Bin Hazan, Ms. Nor Liyana Binti Hassan, Ms. Norayuni Binti Ramlee, Ms. Norazah Binti Norddin, Prof. Dr. Norhayati Binti Ahmad, Mrs. Nur Hazwanie Binti Abd Halim, Ms. Nurfadzilah Bt Azmi, Ms. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas, Ms. Nurul Aimi Amirah Binti Mohd Zaki, Mr. Tan Kok Kiat, Mrs. Wan Roniza Binti Ismil & Mr. Yasser Mohamed Arifin
Photo credit :- Norhayati Binti Ahmad
Species Citation :- Polypedates leucomystax. Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Accessed via https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/9985. [Retrieved 26 September 2023].
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