Pseudophilautus silus
| Pseudophilautus silus | |
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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 | |
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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 2 3 Manamendra-Arachchi, K. & Pethiyagoda, R. (2004). "Pseudophilautus silus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2004: e.T58904A11853057. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ 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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