Checklist of herpetofauna in the severely degraded ecosystem of bidong island, peninsular Malaysia, south China Sea

Abstract

A herpetofaunal inventory was conducted on Bidong Island, Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia. It incorpo-rates data from a recent herpetological survey conducted from 1 to 3 April 2019 with reptile records from previous publications. Specimens were collected with drift-fenced pitfall traps and taxa were recorded with visual encounter surveys (VES). In total, 18 species of reptiles and amphibians were recorded, including three species of frogs, 12 species of lizards, and three species of snakes. Six species from the present survey are new records for the island.