Pseudophilautus singu
| Sri Lanka Short-horned Shrub Frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Pseudophilautus |
| Species: | P. singu |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudophilautus singu (Meegaskumbura, Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2009) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Philautus singu (Meegaskumbura, Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2009) | |
The Sri Lanka Short-horned shrub frog, (Pseudophilautus singu) 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 and usage of fertilizers in plantations.[1]
Description
The most striking feature of this species to distinguish easily by the creamy stripe running through the vertebral column from tip of the snout to tail end.
References
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