Antipredator Behaviour of Limnonectes blythii (Boulenger, 1920) (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Author: Shahrudin, Shahriza
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
• Subjects: RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/38341/1/Antipredator_Behaviour_of_Limnonectes_blythii.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/38341/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2816762
• Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

The frog Limnonectes blythii was collected at different locations in Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia, three from Sungai Sedim Recreational Forest, two from Bukit Hijau Recreational Forest, and two from Ulu Paip Recreational Forest. Nine antipredator mechanismswere displayed by this species, including fleeing, hiding among leaf litter, diving intowater, bladder discharge, defensive call, feigning death, crouching, inflating the body, and body-raising. The two latter actions were accompanied by a defensive call. These observations document for the first time antipredator behaviour in L. blythii.