Pseudophilautus bambaradeniyai
| Pseudophilautus bambaradeniyai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Pseudophilautus |
| Species: | P. bambaradeniyai
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudophilautus bambaradeniyai Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Rajeev, Ariyarathne, Chanaka, Priyantha, Bandara, Wickramasinghe, 2013
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Bambaradeniya's shrub frog (Pseudophilautus bambaradeniyai) is a frog. It lives in Sri Lanka. Scientists have seen it in exactly one place: Sripada Peak, Peak Wilderness, between 700 and 1400 meters above sea level.[2][3][1]
The adult male frog is about 17.3 – 20.2 mm long from nose to rear end. The skin of the frog's back is dark brown in color with darker marks. There is a dark mark between the eyes. There is a nearly white stripe from the nose to the rear end and on parts of the legs. The feet are lighter in color than the back.[3]
There are fewer of this frog than there were in the past. Scientists say that this is because human beings cut down forests to make towns and cities and to get wood to build with.[3]
First paper[change | change source]
- Wickramasinghe LJM; Vidanapathirana DR; Rajeev MDG; Ariyarathne SC; Chanaka AWA; Priyantha LLD; Bandara IN; Wickramasinghe N. (2013). "Eight new species of Pseudophilautus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Sripada World Heritage Site (Peak Wilderness), a local amphibian hotspot in Sri Lanka". J Threatened Taxa. 5: 3789–3920.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Bambaradeniya's Shrub Frog: Pseudophilautus bambaradeniyai". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. p. e.T79101722A156589111. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T79101722A156589111.en. 79101722. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. "Pseudophilautus bambaradeniyai Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Rajeev, Ariyarathne, Chanaka, Priyantha, Bandara, Wickramasinghe, 2013". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Dayupathi Eranda Nipunika Mandawala (May 9, 2021). Michelle S. Koo (ed.). "Pseudophilautus bambaradeniyai Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Rajeev, Ariyarathne, Chanaka, Priyantha, Bandara, Wickramasinghe, 2013". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
