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Pseudophilautus
''Pseudophilautus'' is a genus of shrub frogs in the family Rhacophoridae endemic to the Western Ghats of southwestern India and to Sri Lanka where the majority of the species are found. Many of them are already extinct (marked with † in the species list). On the other, some species believed to be extinct have also been rediscovered. '' Pseudophilautus amboli'', one of the Indian species Reproduction Frogs in genus ''Pseudophilautus'' have direct development: eggs develop directly into froglets that resemble small adults. This strategy makes fully terrestrial reproduction possible. However, the eggs still require high humidity, and periods of dry weather may be detrimental. The majority of species where reproductive behaviour is known deposit eggs in soil on the forest floor and only one ('' Pseudophilautus femoralis'') on the leaves of understory shrubs. Males use advertisement calls to attract females, and tend to call more intensively during darkness and when humidity is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudophilautus Asankai
''Pseudophilautus asankai'', commonly called Asanka's shrub frog (named after Asanka Goonewardena), is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest. It lives on shrubs in places where there is a break in the canopy large enough to allow sufficient sunlight. The adult male frog measures about 21.2 – 23.4 mm in snout-vent length. There is fringed skin on the toes of the front feet and webbed skin on the toes of the hind feet. The skin of the dorsum and tops of the legs is ash-brown in colour. The toes of all four feet, parts of the legs, and the ventrum are yellow in colour. Parts of the frog's middle and back legs have small yellow spots. Like other frogs in ''Pseudophilautus'', ''P. asankai'' undergoes direct development. Small froglets hatch out of eggs without ever undergoing a tadpole stage. It is threatened by habitat loss Habi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudophilautus Rus
''Pseudophilautus rus'', known as Kandian shrub frog is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is Endemism, endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.Scientists have seen it between 500 and 800 meters above sea level. The adult male frog measures about 20.6 – 24.1 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog can be as long as 23.1 mm long. The skin of the dorsum is dark brown in color. It has dark black marks on the tops of its back legs. The area near the tympanum is dark brown with lighter brown marks. The tympanum itself is red-brown in color. The flanks are light brown and yellow in color. The webbing is dark brown in color. Like other frogs in ''Pseudophilautus'', ''P. rus'' undergoes direct development, hatching as froglets rather than free-swimming tadpoles. This frog is classified as near threatened. Scientists attribute this to habitat loss from urb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudophilautus Alto
''Pseudophilautus alto'' (common name: Horton Plains shrub frog) is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka and known from the Horton Plains and Pattipola. Natural habitat of ''Pseudophilautus alto'' is tropical montane forest, but they can also be found in forest edge bordering tea plantations and anthropogenic habitats. They are typically found shrubs less than 0.3–2 metres above ground. ''Pseudophilautus alto'' is threatened by habitat loss. It occurs within the Horton Plains National Park. References alto The musical term alto, meaning "high" in Italian (Latin: '' altus''), historically refers to the contrapuntal part higher than the tenor and its associated vocal range. In four-part voice leading alto is the second-highest part, sung in ch ... Endemic fauna of Sri Lanka Frogs of Sri Lanka Taxa named by Rohan Pethiyagoda Amphibians described in 2004 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Rh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudophilautus Auratus
''Pseudophilautus auratus'', commonly called golden shrub frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae, endemic to Sri Lanka, where it lives in closed-canopy cloud forests between 513 and 1270 meters above sea level, including the Sinharaja World Heritage Site and Kanneliya Forest. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease .... References auratus Endemic fauna of Sri Lanka Frogs of Sri Lanka Taxa named by Rohan Pethiyagoda Amphibians described in 2005 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Rhacophoridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudophilautus Caeruleus
''Pseudophilautus caeruleus'', commonly called blue thigh shrub frog, is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It has been observed between 810 and 1370 meters above sea level. It was last known to be threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease ... in 2020. References caeruleus Endemic fauna of Sri Lanka Frogs of Sri Lanka Taxa named by Rohan Pethiyagoda Amphibians described in 2004 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Rhacophoridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudophilautus Bambaradeniyai
''Pseudophilautus bambaradeniyai'' (Bambaradeniya's shrub frog) is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae, endemic to Sri Lanka. Scientists know it from the type locality: Sripada Peak, Peak Wilderness, between 700 and 1400 meters above sea level. Its natural habitats are wet lowland forests of Sri Lanka. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is one of the 8 species of rhacophorids that was discovered from Adam's Peak Adam's Peak is a conical sacred mountain located in central Sri Lanka.Capper, Daniel (2022), ''Roaming Free Like a Deer: Buddhism and the Natural World,'' Cornell University Press. It is well known for the ''Sri Pada'' (; ), a rock formati ... recently. Etymology The frog was named after Dr. Channa Bambaradeniya, a leading Sri Lankan scientist and naturalist. Description The adult male frog measures about 17.3 – 20.2 mm in snout-vent length. The skin of the dorsum is dark brown in color with brown-black blotches. There is a dark cross-shaped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudophilautus Conniffae
''Pseudophilautus conniffae'', commonly known as Conniff's shrub frog, is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Etymology The specific name ''conniffae'' is due to Karen Lynn Conniff, for her assistance to researchers during field visits and for her efforts on the Odonata of Sri Lanka. Description The species was once confused with ''Pseudophilautus rus''. However new studies revealed that ''P. conniffae'' is different from its relative in many ways. It has a conical median lingual process which is absent in ''P. rus''. Black patches are found on the posterior flank, anterior and posterior edges of the thigh. Fourth toe is webbed all over to penultimate subarticular tubercle on inner and outer sides. The sympatric species, '' Pseudophilautus limbus'' shared many similarities with the new species. However, new species can be identified separately from these characters. Supernumerary tubercles on manus is present. Frontoparietal ridges are abs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudophilautus Abundus
''Pseudophilautus abundus'' is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, plantation Plantations are farms specializing in cash crops, usually mainly planting a single crop, with perhaps ancillary areas for vegetables for eating and so on. Plantations, centered on a plantation house, grow crops including cotton, cannabis, tob ...s, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It has been observed between 78 and 150 meters above sea level. Original description * References abundus Endemic fauna of Sri Lanka Frogs of Sri Lanka Taxa named by Rohan Pethiyagoda Amphibians described in 2004 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Rhacophoridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudophilautus Amboli
''Pseudophilautus amboli'', the Amboli bush frog, is a rare shrub frog species endemic to the Western Ghats (India). It is found in Amboli (the type locality) and Amba in Maharashtra and in Castle Rock, Londa, Jog Falls-Mavingundi, and Kudremukh- Malleshwaram in Karnataka. Description The Amboli bush frog is a small frog, though it is medium-sized to large among its relatives. The snout–vent length of this species is in males and to in females. Males have a large and transparent vocal sack when calling. The body is rather robust. Discs of fingertips are much enlarged. Tympanum is dark brown. dorsum is uniform blackish brown. Throat lemon yellowish with minute black spots. Habitat In Amboli it was found in extremely disturbed areas close to evergreen forest patches, although it is not known whether or not it occurs in primary evergreen forest. It breeds by direct development. Threats and conservation action The major threat to the species is habitat loss and fragm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudophilautus Cavirostris
''Pseudophilautus cavirostris'', commonly called hollow-snouted shrub frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease .... References cavirostris Frogs of Sri Lanka Endemic fauna of Sri Lanka Amphibians described in 1869 Taxa named by Albert Günther Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Rhacophoridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudophilautus Adspersus
''Pseudophilautus adspersus'' is an extinct species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It was endemic to Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, .... Description Females 33.3–41.7 mm. Head flattened dorsally. Tympanum described as distinct by Günther (1872) but outer rim is not discernible in preserved holotype. Prominent supratympanic fold. Snout angled at 105 degrees, laterally truncated, with sharp canthi and flattened loreal region and internarial region. Vomerine teeth and lingual papilla are absent. Calcar lacking. Supernumerary tubercles on both palm and sole. Fingers have lateral dermal fringe but lack webbing. Medially webbed toes. No tarsal fold. Warty skin texture on anterior dorsum, while the posterior dorsum is smooth. Dorsal forelimb has g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
