Pseudophilautus zimmeri

Pseudophilautus zimmeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Subfamily: Rhacophorinae
Genus: Pseudophilautus
Species: P. zimmeri
Binomial name
Pseudophilautus zimmeri
(Ahl, 1927)
Synonyms

Philautus zimmeri (Ahl, 1927)

Pseudophilautus zimmeri is an extinct species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It was endemic to Sri Lanka, where it was recorded from the vicinity of Galle. It was a small frogthe holotype measures 31.6 mm from snout to ventwhich resembled Pseudophilautus fulvus. P. zimmeri is assumed to have become extinct due to habitat loss caused by urbanization.

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