Lankanectes corrugatus

Lankanectes corrugatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Nyctibatrachidae
Genus: Lankanectes
Dubois & Ohler, 2001
Species: L. corrugatus
Binomial name
Lankanectes corrugatus
(Peters, 1863)
Synonyms

Rana corrugata Peters, 1863

Lankanectes corrugatus (common names: Sri Lanka wart frog, corrugated water frog) is a species of frog in the Nyctibatrachidae family.[2] It is monotypic within the genus Lankanectes.[3] It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[2]

Lankanectes corrugatus is an aquatic frog species inhabiting slow-moving rivers in marshy areas.[4] It is a common species. Threats to it are agrochemical pollution and wetland reclamation for housing and vegetable farms.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Manamendra-Arachchi, K., de Silva, A. & Wickramasinghe, D. (2004). "Lankanectes corrugatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Lankanectes corrugatus (Peters, 1863)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Lankanectes Dubois and Ohler, 2001". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  4. Vitt, Laurie J.; Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. pp. 509–510.
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