Sphaerotheca rolandae
Sphaerotheca rolandae (common names: Sri Lanka bullfrog, Roland's burrowing frog, southern burrowing frog, marble sand frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae found in Sri Lanka. It is controversial whether the species also occurs in India and Nepal.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Sphaerotheca rolandae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dicroglossidae |
Genus: | Sphaerotheca |
Species: | S. rolandae |
Binomial name | |
Sphaerotheca rolandae (Dubois, 1983) | |
Synonyms | |
Rana breviceps ssp. rolandae Dubois, 1983 |
References
- Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi; Sushil Dutta (2004). "Sphaerotheca rolandae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58759A11838218. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58759A11838218.en.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Sphaerotheca rolandae (Dubois, 1983)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
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