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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.3897/arphapreprints.e122806</article-id>
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          <subject>Research Article</subject>
        </subj-group>
        <subj-group subj-group-type="biological_taxon">
          <subject>Amphibia</subject>
          <subject>Reptilia</subject>
        </subj-group>
        <subj-group subj-group-type="scientific_subject">
          <subject>Biodiversity &amp; Conservation</subject>
          <subject>Zoology &amp; Animal Biology</subject>
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          <subject>Asia</subject>
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        <article-title>Herpetofauna Diversity of The Disturbed and Isolated Bukit Maras in Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Syafiq</surname>
            <given-names>Muhamad Fatihah</given-names>
          </name>
          <uri content-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1185-3653</uri>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Badli-Sham</surname>
            <given-names>Baizul Hafsham</given-names>
          </name>
          <uri content-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2106-3361</uri>
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        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Aqmal-Naser</surname>
            <given-names>Mohamad</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A2">2</xref>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Fahmi-Ahmad</surname>
            <given-names>Muhammad</given-names>
          </name>
          <uri content-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7815-7054</uri>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A2">2</xref>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Bin Syed Abd Ghani</surname>
            <given-names>Syed Ahmad Fariduddin</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A2">2</xref>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Mohd A Wahid</surname>
            <given-names>Mohd Izham</given-names>
          </name>
          <uri content-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9223-581X</uri>
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        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Amir</surname>
            <given-names>Farah Hazirah</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A2">2</xref>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Kaliyappan</surname>
            <given-names>Gukaaneswaran</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A2">2</xref>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Sapri</surname>
            <given-names>Nur Nadhirah</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A2">2</xref>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Nordin</surname>
            <given-names>Nurziattul Farhana</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A2">2</xref>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Azzimin</surname>
            <given-names>Joehan</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A2">2</xref>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Shahril-Ridhwan</surname>
            <given-names>Muhammad</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A2">2</xref>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Kei Li</surname>
            <given-names>Tng</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A2">2</xref>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Shu Xin</surname>
            <given-names>Ng</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A2">2</xref>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Rizal</surname>
            <given-names>Syed Ahmad</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A2">2</xref>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Ahmad</surname>
            <given-names>Amirrudin</given-names>
          </name>
          <email xlink:type="simple">amirrudin@umt.edu.my</email>
          <uri content-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7775-1289</uri>
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      <aff id="A1">
        <label>1</label>
        <addr-line content-type="verbatim">Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia</addr-line>
        <institution>Universiti Malaysia Terengganu</institution>
        <addr-line content-type="city">Kuala Nerus</addr-line>
        <country>Malaysia</country>
      </aff>
      <aff id="A2">
        <label>2</label>
        <addr-line content-type="verbatim">Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia</addr-line>
        <institution>Universiti Malaysia Terengganu</institution>
        <addr-line content-type="city">Kuala Terengganu</addr-line>
        <country>Malaysia</country>
      </aff>
      <author-notes>
        <fn fn-type="corresp">
          <p>Corresponding author: Amirrudin Ahmad (<email xlink:type="simple">amirrudin@umt.edu.my</email>).</p>
        </fn>
        <fn fn-type="edited-by">
          <p>Academic editor: </p>
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      <pub-date pub-type="collection">
        <year>2024</year>
      </pub-date>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub">
        <day>14</day>
        <month>03</month>
        <year>2024</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>5</volume>
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      <history>
        <date date-type="received">
          <day>11</day>
          <month>03</month>
          <year>2024</year>
        </date>
        <date date-type="accepted">
          <day>11</day>
          <month>03</month>
          <year>2024</year>
        </date>
      </history>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>Muhamad Fatihah Syafiq, Baizul Hafsham Badli-Sham, Mohamad Aqmal-Naser, Muhammad Fahmi-Ahmad, Syed Ahmad Fariduddin Bin Syed Abd Ghani, Mohd Izham Mohd A Wahid, Farah Hazirah Amir, Gukaaneswaran Kaliyappan, Nur Nadhirah Sapri, Nurziattul Farhana Nordin, Joehan Azzimin, Muhammad Shahril-Ridhwan, Tng Kei Li, Ng Shu Xin, Syed Ahmad Rizal, Amirrudin Ahmad</copyright-statement>
        <license license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple">
          <license-p>This is an open access preprint distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.</license-p>
        </license>
      </permissions>
      <abstract>
        <label>Abstract</label>
        <p>We present the first checklist of herpetofauna in Bukit Maras based on surveys conducted from 2019 to 2023. Visual Encounter Surveys (VES) and drift-fenced pitfall traps were employed as collection methods. Our study documented a total of 55 herpetofauna species, comprising 23 amphibians and 32 reptiles. Among these, the critically endangered species, <italic>Manouria emys</italic> (according to the IUCN Red List) is a species of high conservation concern. The non-asymptotic nature of the Species Accumulation Curve (SAC) suggests that further sampling efforts could reveal additional species. Species-habitat network analysis revealed variations in species composition across different habitat types. Notably, secondary forest exhibited higher herpetofauna diversity compared to agricultural areas. Therefore, the conservation of remaining secondary forest in Bukit Maras is crucial for preserving its herpetofauna and mitigating anthropogenic impacts on this disturbed and isolated ecosystem.</p>
      </abstract>
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