Pseudophilautus hankeni
| Hanken's Shrub Frog | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Pseudophilautus |
| Species: | P. hankeni |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudophilautus hankeni Meegaskumbura & Manamendra-Archchi, 2011[1] | |
The Hanken's shrub frog, Pseudophilautus hankeni, is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family, endemic to the Knuckles Mountain Range, Sri Lanka.[2][3]
Its natural habitats are high-elevation montane forests of Sri Lanka. It is threatened by habitat loss and climate warming.[1] Pseudophilautus dilmah, which was discovered on April 2015 is described as sister taxon of P.hankeni.[4]
References
- 1 2 Meegaskumbura, M. and Manamendra-Archchi, M. 2011. Two new species of shrub frogs (Rhacophoridae: Pseudophilautus) from Sri Lanka. Zootaxa. 2747: 1–18. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/z02747p018f.pdf
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pseudophilautus hankeni Meegaskumbura and Manamendra-Arachchi, 2011". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "Pseudophilautus hankeni & P. schneideri • new Shrub Frogs from Sri Lanka". Species New to Science. 3 July 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "Pseudophilautus dilmah". American Museum of Natural History. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
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