Abstract
A research study on morphometrics of Kalophrynus palmatissimus (known as
Lowland Grainy Frog) at Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve (AHFR), Selangor and
Pasoh Forest Reserve (PFR), Negeri Sembilan was carried out from 12
November 2016 to 13 September 2017. The study was conducted to examine
data on the morphometric traits of K. palmatissimus at the two forest
reserves. 15 morphometric traits of K. palmatissimus were taken by using
vernier calipers. Frog surveys were done by using 15 and 18 nocturnal
400 m transect lines at AHFR and PFR, respectively. In addition, five
climatic data were recorded. The results showed that most of the
morphometric traits in AHFR (n = 34) and PFR (n = 31) were positively
correlated within each other. General Linear Model (GLM) analysis,
showed that snout-vent length (SVL) influenced most morphometric traits,
except for hand length. Later, it was found that the snout-vent length
of K. palmatissimus in AHFR were slightly larger than PFR. From PCA
analysis, morphometric traits were grouped into two components for AHFR
and PFR, respectively. In AHFR, head length, eye diameter, head width,
internarial distance, interorbital distance, forearm length, tibia
length, foot length, and thigh length were strongly correlated while
snout length and eye-nostril distance were strongly correlated. In PFR,
eye diameter, head width, internarial distance, interorbital distance,
foot length and thigh length were strongly correlated, while snout
length and eye-nostril distance were strongly correlated; hence,
suggesting that all morphometric traits grow simultaneously in K.
palmatissimus with eye-nostril distance (EN), and snout length (SL) were
closely growing simultaneously at AHFR and PFR. To conclude, the data
collections showed the 15 different morphometric traits of K.
palmatisssimus between AHFR and PFR with K. palmatissimus at AHFR were
slightly larger than at PFR. Key words: Kalophrynus palmatissimus,
forest reserve, morphometrics, climatic factors, transect lines