Additional Anuran and Saurian Records for Phuket, South Thailand

Authors

  • TZI MING LEONG Systematics and Ecology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 119260, SINGAPORE
  • TANYA CHAN-ARD Herpetology Section, Reference Collection Division, National Science Museum, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, THAILAND
  • YODCHAIY CHUAYNKERN Herpetology Section, Reference Collection Division, National Science Museum, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, THAILAND

Keywords:

Phuket, island, herpetofauna, anura, sauria

Abstract

A total of nine new herpetofaunal records are reported for Phuket island, including five anurans (Ansonia malayana, Microhyla heymonsi, Megophrys parva, Limnonectes macrognathus, Taylorana hascheana) and four saurians (Acanthosaura armata, Draco taeniopterus, Cyrtodactylus oldhami, Mabuya macularia), all supported with voucher specimens. This brings the total number of amphibian and lizard species for the island to 26 and 27 respectively.

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Published

2003-04-01

How to Cite

[1]
LEONG, T.M., CHAN-ARD, T. and CHUAYNKERN, Y. 2003. Additional Anuran and Saurian Records for Phuket, South Thailand. Tropical Natural History. 3, 1 (Apr. 2003), 17–21.

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2003): The Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University

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Original Articles

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