BIODIVERSITY AND NATURAL HISTORY OF AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES IN KERINCI SEBLAT NATIONAL PARK, SUMATRA, INDONESIA (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) Rhacophorus bifasciatus (Photograpg by H. Kurniati) By : HELLEN KURNIATI Research Center for Biology-LIPI, Widyasatwaloka Building-LIPI, Jalan Raya Cibinong km 46, Cibinong 16911, West Java, INDONESIA Phone : +62-21-8765056 Fax : +62-21-8765068 Email : <[email protected]> and <[email protected]> CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ………………………………………………………………………………. 5 SUMMARY ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6 INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………………............................... 6 METHODS ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7 A. Study Areas and Habitats ………………………………………………………............................... 7 A.1. Phase 1 (January-March 2005) ……………………………………………................................... 8 A.2. Phase 2 (February-March 2006) ………………………………………......................................... 11 A.3. Phase 3 (January-March 2007)…………………………………………….................................... 13 A.4. Phase 4 (February 2008) ................................................................................................................. 15 B. Survey Methods ………………………………………………………………….............................. 16 B.1. Lighting ………………………………………………………………………............................. 17 B.2. Hand Collection ………………………………………………………………............................. 17 B.3. Trapping ………………………………………………………………………............................ 17 C. Analysis ………………………………………………………………………….............................. 18 RESULTS ………………………………………………………………………………............................ 18 A. Phase 1 ………………………………………………………………………................................... 18 B. Phase 2 ……………………………………………………………………....................................... 20 C. Phase 3 ………………………………………………………………………................................... 21 D. Phase 4 ............................................................................................................................................... 22 GENERAL RESULTS AND DISCUSSION……………………………………………........................... 22 SPECIES ACCOUNT ………………………………………………………………….............................. 37 AMPHIBIA ………………………………………………………………………….................................. 38 I. Family MEGOPHRYIDAE ………………………………………………………….............................. 38 Megophrys aceras ……………………………………………………………………........................... 38 Megophrys nasuta ……………………………………………………………………........................... 38 Megophrys paralella…………………………………………………………………………............................ 39 II. Family BUFONIDAE ………………………………………………………………............................. 39 Ansonia cf glandulosa ……………………………………………………………………..................... 39 Ansonia leptopus …………………………………………………………………................................. 40 Bufo asper ……………………………………………………………………………........................... 41 Bufo claviger…………………………………………………………………………………............................. 41 Bufo divergen…………………………………………………………………………….................................... 42 Bufo juxasper ……………………………………………………………………….............................. 43 Bufo melanostictus ………………………………………………………………….............................. 43 Bufo parvus …………………………………………………………………………............................. 44 Leptophryne borbonica ………………………………………………………………........................... 44 Pelophryne brevipes …………………………………………………………………............................ 45 III. Family MICROHYLIDAE …………………………………………………………............................ 45 Kalophrynus pleurostigma ………………………………………………………….............................. 45 Kaloula baleata ………………………………………………………………………........................... 46 Metaphrynella cf pollicaris…………………………………………………………………............................. 46 Metaphrynella sundana …………………………………………………………….............................. 47 Microhyla borneensis ……………………………………………………………….............................. 47 Microhyla heymonsi …………………………………………………………………............................ 48 Microhyla palmipes …………………………………………………………………............................ 49 Microhyla superciliaris ……………………………………………………………............................... 49 Microhyla sp ………………………………………………………………………............................... 50 Phrynella pulchra …………………………………………………………………............................... 50 IV. Family RANIDAE …………………………………………………………………............................. 51 Fejervarya cancrivora ………………………………………………………………............................ 51 Fejervarya limnocharis ……………………………………………………………............................... 51 Huia modiglianii………………………………………………………………………….................................. 52 Huia sumatrana …………………………………………………………………….............................. 52 Limnonectes acuticeps ………………………………………………………………............................ 53 Limnonectes barisani ……………………………………………………………….............................. 53 Limnonectes blythii …………………………………………………………………............................. 54 2 Limnonectes crybetus ……………………………………………………………….............................. 55 Limnonectes kuhlii ………………………………………………………………….............................. 55 Limnonectes laticeps ………………………………………………………………............................... 56 Limnonectes macrodon……………………………………………………………………................................ 56 Limnonectes microdiscus ……………………………………………………………............................ 57 Limnonectes paramacrodon …………………………………………………………............................ 58 Limnonectes prajatmoi ………………………………………………………………............................ 58 Limnonectes shompenorum …………………………………………………………............................. 59 Occidozyga laevis ……………………………………………………………………........................... 59 Occidozyga sumatrana ............................................................................................................................ 60 Rana chalconota ……………………………………………………………………............................. 60 Rana crassiovis ………………………………………………………………………........................... 61 Rana erythraea ………………………………………………………………………............................ 61 Rana hosii ……………………………………………………………………………........................... 62 Rana kampeni ……………………………………………………………………….............................. 62 Rana nicobariensis ………………………………………………………………….............................. 63 Rana nigrovittata ……………………………………………………………………............................ 64 Rana picturata ………………………………………………………………………............................ 64 Rana raniceps ………………………………………………………………………............................. 65 Rana siberu …………………………………………………………………………............................. 65 V. Family RHACOPHORIDAE …………………………………….......................................................... 66 Nyctixalus pictus ……………………………………………………………………............................. 66 Philautus aurifasciatus ………………………………………………………………........................... 67 Philautus cornutus ………………………………………………………………….............................. 67 Polypedates leucomystax ……………………………………………………………............................ 68 Polypedates macrotis ……………………………………………………………….............................. 68 Polypedates otilophus ………………………………………………………………............................. 69 Rhacophorus achantharrhena ………………………………………………………............................ 69 Rhacophorus angulirostris …………………………………………………………............................. 70 Rhacophorus appendiculatus ……………………………………………………….............................. 71 Rhacophorus barisani ………………………………………………………………............................. 71 Rhacophorus bifasciatus ……………………………………………………………............................. 72 Rhacophorus catamitus ………………………………………………………………........................... 72 Rhacophorus cyanopunctatus……………………………………………………………................................ 73 Rhacophorus modestus ………………………………………………………………........................... 73 Rhacophorus nigropalmatus …………………………………………………………........................... 74 Rhacophorus pardalis ………………………………………………………………............................. 74 Rhacophorus poecilonotus ………………………………………………………….............................. 75 Rhacophorus prominanus ……………………………………………………………........................... 75 Rhacophorus reinwardtii ……………………………………………………………............................ 76 Rhacophorus sp1 ……………………………………………………………………............................ 77 Theloderma licin ……………………………………………………………………............................. 77 REPTILIA ………………………………………………………………………………............................ 78 Order OPHIDIA …………………………………………………………………………........................... 78 Family COLUBRIDAE ………………………………………................................................................... 78 Ahaetulla prasina ……………………………………………………………………............................ 78 Aplopeltura boa …………………………………………………………………….............................. 78 Asthenodipsas malaccanus ..................................................................................................................... 79 Boiga dendrophila ………………………………………………………………….............................. 79 Boiga cynodon ………………………………………………………………………............................ 80 Chrysopelea paradisi…………………………………………………………………………........................... 80 Dendrelaphis pictus …………………………………………………………………............................ 81 Lepturophis borneensis …………………………………………………………………….............................. 81 Liopeltis baliodeirus …………………………………………………………………........................... 82 Ptyas korros …………………………………………………………………………............................ 82 Ptyas mucosus ………………………………………………………………………............................. 83 Rhabdophis chrysargus ………………………………………………………………........................... 83 Rhabdophis trianguligerus …………………………………………………………............................. 84 Family ELAPIDAE …………………………………………………………………….............................