Population Genetics And Distribution Of Two Sympatric Frog Species In Peninsular Malaysia, Fejevarya Cancrivora (Gravenhorst, 1829) And Fejevarya Limnocharis (Boie, 1834)

A population genetic study of two sympatric frog species in Peninsular Malaysia, Fejevarya cancrivora and F. limnocharis was conducted using the highly evolving D-loop segment of mtDNA. The genetic survey was conducted on six populations (26 individuals) of F. cancrivora from northern Peninsular Malaysia and 16 populations (106 individuals) of F. limnocharis from northwest, central west and east of Peninsular Malaysia. In general, F. cancrivora showed very high genetic variation for Pulau Langkawi population and lack of variation for the Jitra population. The constructed Neighbour Joining (NJ) and Maximum Parsimony (MP) phylogenetic trees showed similar topology, with the Pulau Langkawi population forming its own clade. It is suggested that the deep branching of Pulau Langkawi populations with high mutation rates from major haplotypes may be caused by the extension time of isolation of populations which had experienced bottleneck followed by genetic drift. As for F. limnocharis, mean haplotype and nucleotide diversity was low over all samples (h = 0.471 ± 0.27; π = 0.004 ± 0.000

An updated checklist of the herpetofauna of the Belum-Temengor forest reserves, Hulu Perak, Peninsular Malaysia

A herpetofaunal survey was carried out in Temengor Forest Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia during the second Temengor Scientific Expedition conducted from 1st to 10th October 2012. This study represents the first records of amphibians and reptiles of Sungai Enam Basin and an updated record of Belum-Temengor Forest Reserve. In this survey, a total of 27 species of herpetofauna was recorded comprising 12 species of amphibians from four families and 15 species of reptiles from six families. No new records of frog or lizard species are reported in this study. However, three new records of snakes are reported from the area

Checklist of the herpetofauna of Bukit Perangin Forest Reserve, Kedah, Malaysia

Bukit Perangin Forest Reserve, Kedah Malaysia is a popular forest park well known for its clear rivers and streams, interesting sedimentary rock formations and a rich biodiversity in flora and fauna. However to date no report on the amphibians and reptiles of this forest has ever been published. Therefore, from January 2009 to May 2010, herpetofauna surveys were conducted at Bukit Wang Recreational Forest, which forms a part of the Bukit Perangin Forest Reserve. The results of the survey showed that a total of 15 species of amphibians belonging to 6 families and 15 species of reptiles belonging to 7 families were found in the study area. These constitute the first records for the amphibians and reptiles in this forest. The herpetofauna checklist showed that the most abundant amphibians were from the family Ranidae while the most abundant reptiles were from the family Gekkonidae