Glyphoglossus brooksii

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Glyphoglossus brooksii
Calluella brooksii (Boulenger 1904).jpg
Holotype of Glyphoglossus brooksii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Glyphoglossus
Species:
G. brooksii
Binomial name
Glyphoglossus brooksii
(Boulenger, 1904)
Synonyms [2]
  • Colpoglossus Brooksii Boulenger, 1904 [3]
  • Calluella brooksii (Boulenger, 1904)

Glyphoglossus brooksii is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Borneo and found in Kalimantan (Indonesia) and Sarawak (Malaysia). Its common names are Brooks' squat frog and Brooks' burrowing frog. [1] [2] It is named after Mr. Cecil J. Brooks who collected the holotype "in a hole whilst prospecting" in Bidi, Sarawak. [3]

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Description

Glyphoglossus brooksii females can grow to 72 mm (2.8 in) in snout–vent length. The dorsum is granulate and tan to brown in colour with a complex dark brown pattern. The belly is cream or yellow. The body is robust with short and wide head. Limbs are short and thick; the toes basally webbed, with fringes of skin seen along toes. [4]

Glyphoglossus brooksii is a burrowing frog inhabiting the leaf litter. [1] [4] Its life history is poorly known. Males call during the day, during heavy showers. Eggs are relatively small and pigmented. [4]

Habitat and conservation

Glyphoglossus brooksii occurs in lowland rainforests, mid-elevation dipterocarp forests, and heath forests. Breeding habitats are unknown but are presumably similar to its relatives, involving larval development in standing bodies of water. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by clear-cutting and leading to fragmentation of its habitat. It occurs in a number of protected areas. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Glyphoglossus brooksii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T57723A95645860. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T57723A95645860.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Glyphoglossus brooksii (Boulenger, 1904)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 Boulenger, G. A. (1904). "Description of a new genus of frogs of the family Dyscophidae, and list of the genera and species of that family". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 7. 13 (73): 42–44. doi:10.1080/00222930409487053.
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