A decade of amphibian studies (Animalia, Amphibia) at Sekayu lowland forest, Hulu Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia.

Amphibians of Sekayu lowland forest have been studied more than a decade, with discoveries of new records of species showing no sign of abating between the years 2003 to 2020, indicating the remarkably rich diversity of anurans in this forest. Despite ceaseless anthropogenic activities in this area, this study successfully recorded 52 species of amphibians from 32 genera in the lowland forest of Sekayu. The species composition consisted of a single species from the family Ichthyophiidae and 51 species of anurans of 31 genera and six families. The number of species recorded has steadily increased especially during more recent surveys from 2015 to 2020. This study augments the total number of amphibian species recorded from Hulu Terengganu by ten additional species, increasing the total to 70 species for the district.

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Baizul Hafsyam Badli-Sham, Muhamad Fatihah Syafiq, Mohd Shahrizan Azrul Aziz, Natrah Rafiqah Mohd Jalil, Muhammad Taufik Awang, Muhammad Nouril Ammin Othman, Anis Azira Abdul Aziz, Khunirah Dzu, Nurul Asyikin Abdol Wahab, Nor Liyana Jamil, Murni Azima Ismail, Wan Ahmad Aidil Wan Azman, Ooi Xin Wei, Nur Ain Nabilah Jamaha, Mohamad Aqmal-Naser, Muhammad Fahmi-Ahmad, Noor Shahirah-Ibrahim, Syed Ahmad Rizal, Daicus M Belabut, Chan Kin Onn, Evan Seng Huat Quah, Larry Lee Grismer, Amirrudin B Ahmad. A decade of amphibian studies (Animalia, Amphibia) at Sekayu lowland forest, Hulu Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia. ZooKeys. 2023;1157:43-93

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