Ansonia latidisca Inger, 1966
Borneo rainbow toad, Bornean rainbow toad, Sambas stream toad, Inger's stream toad
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1924
Rediscovered in 2011
IUCN RedList status: Endangered
Distribution
Borneo
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Inger, Robert F. (1966). The systematics and zoogeography of the Amphibia of Borneo. Fieldiana: Zoology 52: 1-402.
Other references:
Conservation International. (2011). Lost amphibian stages amazing reappearing act in Borneo after eluding scientists for 87 years. http://www.conservation.org/newsroom/pressreleases/Pages/ Lost_mphibian_Stages_Amazing_Reappearing_ Act.aspx
Robert Inger, Indraneil Das, Robert Stuebing, Maklarin Lakim, Paul Yambun. (2004). Ansonia latidisca. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 26 November 2014.
Matsui, Masafumi, Nishikawa, Kanto, Yeo, Siew Teck and Eto, Koshiro. (2012). Notes on a Rare Bornean Bufonid Ansonia latidisca Inger, 1966, with Special Reference to its Phylogenetic Position. Current Herpetology 31(2): 87-96. [Abstract]
Min, Pui Yong et al. (2011). Rediscovery of one of the world's top 10 most wanted 'Lost Frogs', Ansonia latidisca, the Bornean Rainbow Toad, on Gunung Penrissen, Western Sarawak, Borneo. FrogLog 97: 6-8.
Moore, Robin. (2017). Race for the Rainbow Toad. FrogLog 118: 24-25.