Rentapia flavomaculata
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| Rentapia flavomaculata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Rentapia |
| Species: | R. flavomaculata |
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| Rentapia flavomaculata Chan, Abraham, and Badli-Sham, 2020[1] | |
Rentapia flavomaculata, also known as the yellow-spotted tree toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.[2][3] It is endemic to the Malay Peninsula (Thailand and Malaysia). Before being described as a distinct species in 2020, it was confused with Rentapia hosii.[1][2]
The specific name flavomaculata is derived from Latin flavo (=yellow) and maculata (=spotted) and refers to the yellow spots that are diagnostic for this species.[1]
Description
Adult males measure 70–79 mm (2.8–3.1 in) and adult females 99–102 mm (3.9–4.0 in) in snout–vent length. The snout is angular, truncate in dorsal profile, but slightly projecting beyond the lower jaw in lateral profile. The eyes are large. The tympanum is distinct. The fingers have basal webbing and large terminal discs. The toes are webbed and bear small terminal discs. Females have mostly smooth skin. The base color is light yellow, which turns dark grey when stressed and/or handled. There are bright yellow spots on the back, side of head, flanks, dorsal surface of limbs, gular, ventrolateral region, and chest. Males are uniform brown to orangish and lack distinct patterns, but have a higher degree of tuberculation.[1]
Distribution
Rentapia flavomaculata is found in the Malay Peninsula south of the Isthmus of Kra, in southern Thailand and throughout Peninsular Malaysia.[1][2] Rentapia from Sumatra have provisionally been assigned to Rentapia hosii but might represent Rentapia flavomaculata instead.[1]
