Pseudophilautus nanus (Günther, 1869)
| family: Rhacophoridae subfamily: Rhacophorinae genus: Pseudophilautus |
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Description Coloration in alcohol: Yellowish light brown head and body with dark brown patches. Dark interorbital bar. Canthal edges and tympanic region brown. Loreal region pale brown. Upper lip pale yellow. Flank yellowish light brown with dark brown patches. Limbs crossbarred dorsally and laterally. Throat pale yellow with light brown patches; throat margins, chest, belly, underside of thigh, and webbing are pale yellow (Manamendra and Pethiyagoda 2005). Distribution and Habitat Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Sri Lanka
Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors Trends and Threats Possible reasons for amphibian decline General habitat alteration and loss Comments
References
Bossuyt, F., and Dubois, A. (2001). ''A review of the frog genus Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae, Rhacophorinae).'' Zeylanica, 6, 1-112. Günther, A. (1869). ''First account of species of tailless batrachians added to the collection of the British Museum.'' Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1868, 478-499. Manamendra-Arachchi, K., and Pethiyagoda, R. (2005). ''The Sri Lankan shrub-frogs of the genus Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Ranidae: Rhacophorinae), with description of 27 new species.'' Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Supplement 12, 163-303. Stuart, S., Hoffmann, M., Chanson, J., Cox, N., Berridge, R., Ramani, P., Young, B. (eds) (2008). Threatened Amphibians of the World. Lynx Edicions, IUCN, and Conservation International, Barcelona, Spain; Gland, Switzerland; and Arlington, Virginia, USA. Originally submitted by: Krystal Gong (first posted 2009-04-13) Edited by: Kellie Whittaker (2010-09-28) Species Account Citation: AmphibiaWeb 2010 Pseudophilautus nanus <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/6076> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Oct 11, 2024.
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