Research Article

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

Table 1

Antipredator strategies displayed by Limnonectes blythii from Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia.

SpecimensSampling locationsDate of captureAntipredator strategies

Individual 1Small forest stream, Sungai SedimDec 13
Fleeing, feigning death (laboratory observation)
Individual 2Small forest stream, Sungai SedimDec 13
Fleeing, feigning death, crouching (laboratory observation)
Individual 3
River bank, Sungai SedimDec 13
Fleeing, hiding among leaf litter, crouching (field observation)
Individual 4
Forest trail, Bukit HijauJune 14
Fleeing, crouching, inflating the body, defensive call (laboratory observation)
Individual 5
Rock pool, Bukit HijauJune 14
Fleeing, diving under water, (field observation)
Individual 6
Small ditch, Ulu PaipNov 14
Fleeing, crouching, body-raising, defensive call (laboratory observation)
Individual 7
Small ditch, Ulu PaipNov 14Fleeing, feigning death, bladder discharge (laboratory observation)