Pseudophilautus silus

Pseudophilautus silus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Pseudophilautus
Species: P. silus
Binomial name
Pseudophilautus silus
(Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2005)
Synonyms

Philautus silus Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2005

Pseudophilautus silus is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is endemic to southern Sri Lanka and known from the both sides of the Horton Plains (near Agarapatana and Haputale).[1][2]

Its natural habitats are closed-canopy forests but it also occurs in open, anthropogenic habitats. It is an uncommon species threatened by the encroachment of tea plantations, firewood collection, expanding human settlements, and agro-chemical pollution.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Manamendra-Arachchi, K. & Pethiyagoda, R. (2004). "Pseudophilautus silus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2004: e.T58904A11853057. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Pseudophilautus silus (Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2005)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
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