International Journal of Scientific Research and Management (IJSRM) ||Volume||06||Issue||08||Pages||B-2018-27-34||2018|| Website: www.ijsrm.in ISSN (e): 2321-3418 Index Copernicus value (2015): 57.47, (2016):93.67, DOI: 10.18535/ijsrm/v6i8.b01 Wince Hendri, IJSRM Volume 06 Issue 08 August 2018 [www.ijsrm.in] B-2018-27 Morphological Variation of Limnonectes blythii in West Sumatera, Indonesia Wince Hendri 1 , Djong Hon Tjong 2 , Dahelmi 3 , and Dewi Imelda Roesma 4 1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Education and Pedagogy, Bung Hatta University Padang, West 2, 3,4 Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Andalas University. Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia Abstract: This study aimed to analyze the morphological variations of Limnonectes blythii in West Sumatra by usingmorphometric in Genetics and Cytology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Andalas University, Padang. The sample of this research was collected directly in Malampah (Nature Reserves Malampah) West Pangian II (Nature Reserve Pangian II)Sijunjung Harau (Harau Nature Reserve) Payakumbuh in February until Mai 2015. The results showed that there is genetic variation in morphology of the population L. blythii in Malampah and Pangian II as the first cluster with a population in Harau. The kinship between populations in Pangian II and Malampah as the second cluster is closer to the population at second subcluster with Harau population and have the more distant kinship of the population L. blythii in Pangian II. It was concluded that 12 morphological characters show differentiation significant (p≥ 0.05) of the population, while the population of Harau and Pangian II showed significant differentiation as many as 10 characters (32.2%), Between population differentiation Harau with Malampah show as much as 8 characters (25.8%), and between population Malampah with Pangian II show 7 (22.58%)differentiated character. L. blythii experiences morphological variations between populations in the character of the head length and eyelid length. This study requires molecular analysis to clarify the relationships among L. blythii to preserve the information of this frogs as an export commodity. Keywords: morphometry, diversity, Limnonectes Introduction L. blythii is one of a large amphibian that often used to capture and export as a source of income for residents in West Sumatra. Lately, this species is rarely found in their habitat because of the limitation of its population. It is caused by the uncontrolled human habit in arresting and the use of pesticides that can kill tadpoles and froglet which are growing and the destruction of habitat [1]-[2]. Indonesia is one of the largest diversity centers in the world, not only in terms of natural resources but also in terms of its type of endemic level. 16% of the world's amphibians and reptiles or more than 1100 species are found in Indonesia, This species is usually found in high air humidity areas, for example, the zone around a river. Furthermore, the height of a region also affects the diversity of this kind of amphibian [3] The frog can be used to measure environmental; problem. It can be seen from the color of his skin, the way of life, and even defection or loss of certain species of frogs which indicated damage to the environment [4]. L. blythii is a complex species which actually consists of several species but morphologically, it may indistinguishable because of that, it is hard to differentiate the relationships Limnonectes existed in West Sumatra and Southeast Asia. There were some researchers about amphibians in West Sumatra including L. blythii both aspects of taxonomy, evolution, ecology, and genetics of the specific type. As has been done by [5]-[6]-[7]- [8]-[9] however the evolutionary relationships among its family to interpret biogeographic classification is very need to be analyzed. L. blythii population has been decreased. It caused by the conservation assessment efforts and the right