Abstract
There are two types of areas of Kayu Tanam District as highland form Anai Area and as lowland form Kapalo Hilalang. The two types of landform have been accord to frog life span of the anuran. The Anai areas have been an education-tourism area to domestic and international tourism. Koto Hilalang area have been paddy farming area without pesticides treatment. Koto Hilalang have been an education-tourism area to domestic and international tourism too. The aimed of this study to inventory and to comparison the Anuran species in two type's area of Kayu Tanam District. The data were collected using Visual Encounter Survey (VES) method modified by Time Search Method. The result showed that there are 21 species of frogs (Polypedates leucomystax, Polypedates colletti, Polypedates macrotis, Polypedates otilophus, Rhacophorus pardalis, Duttaphrynus melanostictus, Pelophryne signata, Phrynoidis asper, Kalophrynus palmatissimus, Kalophrynus pleurostigma, Microhyla heymonsi, Megophrys nasuta, Limnonectes blythii, Limnonectes kuhlii, Limnonectes malesianus, Occidozyga lima, Occidozyga sumatrana, Fejervarya cancrivora, Fejervarya limnocharis, Hylarana nicobariensis, and Hylarana erythraea) from 12 genera of six families. Only six species (Duttaphrynus melanostictus, Fejervarya cancrivora, Hylarana erythraea, Megophrys nasuta, Occidozyga sumatrana, and Polypedates leucomystax) from 21 species has found in Kapalo Hilalang.
Highlights
Kayu Tanam an area that is one of the destinations for both domestic and foreign tourists
Kayu Tanam has a tourist attraction due to the construction of the Malibo Anai tourism in the Anai area. This tourist area carries the concept of tourism while learning in nature. This Anai area is still surrounded by tropical forests with temperate climate and is located in high land area
One attraction for tourists is the amphibian diversity of the Anura order
Summary
Kayu Tanam an area that is one of the destinations for both domestic and foreign tourists. Kayu Tanam has a tourist attraction due to the construction of the Malibo Anai tourism in the Anai area. This tourist area carries the concept of tourism while learning in nature. This Anai area is still surrounded by tropical forests with temperate climate and is located in high land area. Kapalo Hilalang is an educational tourism area with the concept of agriculture without pesticides. In this area there are still well-maintained community forests surrounded by rice fields (paddy fields). The Kapalo Hilalang belongs to the lowland category, it is temperate
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