Ansonia latirostra

Ansonia latirostra is a species of toads in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia[1][3][4] and only known from two sites in the Pahang state, one near Sungai Lembing (the type locality at 255 m (837 ft) above sea level) and another one near Mount Benom. It likely occurs more widely.[1]

Ansonia latirostra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Ansonia
Species:
A. latirostra
Binomial name
Ansonia latirostra
Grismer, 2006[2]

Description

Males grow to 23.6 mm (0.93 in) and females 30.5 mm (1.20 in) in snout–vent length. The habitus is slender. The dorsum is black, apart from a brown interscapular spot and brown reticulum. The flanks are also black apart from two brown spots. There is a small cream-colored spot below the eye.[4]

Habitat and conservation

The species inhabits closed-canopy hill dipterocarp forests. It is associated with streams where animals have been found in vegetation overhanging the stream bed (≤2 m above the ground) or on the tops of large rocks along the edge of the stream. Habitat loss caused by logging and agricultural expansion is likely a threat to this species.[1]

References
  1. Lee Grismer (2008). "Ansonia latirostra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135841A4209747. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135841A4209747.en.
  2. Grismer, L Lee (2006). "A new species of Ansonia Stoliczka 1872 (Anura: Bufonidae) from central peninsular Malaysia and a revised taxonomy for Ansonia from the Malay Peninsula" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1327: 1–27.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Ansonia latirostra Grismer, 2006". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  4. "Ansonia latirostra". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
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