Pseudophilautus dilmah
| Dilmah Shrub Frog | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Rhacophorinae |
| Genus: | Pseudophilautus |
| Species: | P. dilmah |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudophilautus dilmah (Wickramasinghe et al, 2015) | |
The Dilmah shrub frog, (Pseudophilautus dilmah) is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family, endemic to Sri Lanka.[1] The species was discovered and documented in 2015 by Sri Lankan prominent wildlife researcher and herpetologist Mendis Wickramasinghe and his crew from Loolkandura forest of Central highlands of Sri Lanka. It is distinguished mainly from other shrub frogs by the absence of nuptial pads and anterior and posterior dorsum without horny spinules.[2][3]
Its natural habitats are wet highland forests of Sri Lanka. As other frogs in the island, it is thought to be threatened by habitat loss and other anthropogenic works.The frog was named after Sri Lanka's finest tea exporting company Dilmah Conservation, for its dedicated efforts to biodiversity conservation on the island.[4]
Taxonomy
It is one of the 87 species of Pseudophilautus and its sister taxon is thought to be Pseudophilautus hankeni.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Pseudophilautus dilmah; Dilmah Shrub Frog; Dilmah panduru madiya - A New Species of Shrub Frog (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from A Threatened Habitat Loolkandura in Sri Lanka". novataxa. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ Wickramasinghe, Mendis; Bandara, Imesh Nuwan; Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga; Tennakoon,Kamani; Samarakoon,Sameera; Wickramasinghe, Nethu (26 April 2015). "Pseudophilautus dilmah, a new species of shrub frog (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from a threatened habitat Loolkandura in Sri Lanka" (PDF). threatenedtaxa.org. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ "Pseudophilautus dilmah". AmphibiaWeb. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ "Newly Discovered Shrub Frog Named After Dilmah". Official Dilmah Site. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ "Pseudophilautus dilmah". American Museum of Natural History. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ "Pseudophilautus dilmah, a new species of shrub frog (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from a threatened habitat Loolkandura in Sri Lanka". DOAJ. Retrieved 7 February 2016.