. Asiatic herpetological research. Reptiles -- Asia Periodicals; Amphibians -- Asia Periodicals. 1997 Asiatic Herpetological Research Vol. 7, p. 81. O o «3 Figure 2. Island localities for Kaloula p. pulchra vouchered by MCZ specimens (solid dots) or from Karsen et al., 1986 (open circles). 1, Hong Kong; 2, Cheung Chau; 3. Chek Lap Kok (now blasted away); 4. Siu-A- Chau, Soko Islands; 5, Po Toi; 6. Yim Tin Tsai; 7, Peng Chau; 8 Tai Lei; 9, Lamma; and 10, Lantau (Tai Yue Shan). Star is Wai Ling Ding. Bar, bottom right, is 5 km. Introduction More than 40 vegetated islands lie south and west of th
. Asiatic herpetological research. Reptiles -- Asia Periodicals; Amphibians -- Asia Periodicals. 1997 Asiatic Herpetological Research Vol. 7, p. 81. O o «3 Figure 2. Island localities for Kaloula p. pulchra vouchered by MCZ specimens (solid dots) or from Karsen et al., 1986 (open circles). 1, Hong Kong; 2, Cheung Chau; 3. Chek Lap Kok (now blasted away); 4. Siu-A- Chau, Soko Islands; 5, Po Toi; 6. Yim Tin Tsai; 7, Peng Chau; 8 Tai Lei; 9, Lamma; and 10, Lantau (Tai Yue Shan). Star is Wai Ling Ding. Bar, bottom right, is 5 km. Introduction More than 40 vegetated islands lie south and west of the British Territory of Hong Kong, on the inundated continental shelf of the South China Sea. within Guangdong Province. Collectively, the group is called Wanshan; two of the larger islands, in the extreme southwest, were well known historically as the Ladrones: DaWanshan and XiaoWanshan today (Empson 1992). To the north lies the Zhizhou cluster, and to the east and southeast lie the Dangan and Jiap- eng groups, respectively. Centrally located is the San- men complex, the largest of which is Wai Ling Ding, ca km" and 310 m above sealevel, some 25 km southwest of Hong Kong (Fig. 1). Access to these islands has heretofore been very limited (Pan et 1985), while the 100 or more islands within Hong Kong Territory have received considerable attention (Karsen et 1986: Zhao and Adler 1993). In an attempt to develop commerce, Chinese authorities now permit regular tourist access to at least Wai Ling Ding from Hong Kong. We made the trip on 20 July 1994. Results We were able to collect for only two hours during overcast weather with intermittent showers. Heavy rain developed at midday and soon terminated our efforts. Only five species were vouchered. All speci- mens are in the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ). 1. Kaloula p. pulchra (Anura: Microhylidae). MCZ 116225. Found under debris on a hillside, ca 60 m above sealevel. A second individual was not col- lected. Th
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