Pseudophilautus bambaradeniyai

Pseudophilautus bambaradeniyai (Bambaradeniya's shrub frog) is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae, endemic to Sri Lanka.

Bambaradeniya's shrub frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Pseudophilautus
Species:
P. bambaradeniyai
Binomial name
Pseudophilautus bambaradeniyai
Wickramasinghe et al, 2013

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 recently.[1]

Etymology

The frog was named after Dr. Channa Bambaradeniya, a leading Sri Lankan scientist and naturalist.

Description

The most striking feature of this species to distinguish easily by the creamy stripe running through the vertebral column from tip of the snout to tail end.

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