A survey of amphibians at Liwagu Water Catchment Area, Tambunan, Sabah, Malaysia

Abstract

This paper presents the inventory of frogs collected at Liwagu Water Catchment, Tambunan, Sabah. The specimens were collected along trails using the Visual Encounter Survey (VES) and hand-grabbing technique. The process of collecting and recording data was done according to the standard method for handling amphibians. A total of 15 species of anurans and one species of caecilian were recorded. The assemblage was dominated by anurans from Ranidae (39%).