Pseudophilautus karunarathnai

Karunarathna's Shrub Frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Pseudophilautus
Species: P. karunarathnai
Binomial name
Pseudophilautus karunarathnai
(Wickramasinghe et al, 2013)

The Karunarathna's shrub frog, (Pseudophilautus karunarathnai) is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family, endemic to Sri Lanka.

Its natural habitats are wet lowland forests of Sri Lanka. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is one of the 8 species of rhacophorids that was discovered from Adam's Peak recently.[1]

Etymology

The frog was named after Mr. Y. G. P. Karunarathna, a wildlife conservationist of Sri Lanka.

Description

Frog is easily recognizable with orange colored circle around iris. Usually dorsal surface is creamy colored.

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