Pseudophilautus tanu
| Sri Lanka Petite Shrub Frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Pseudophilautus |
| Species: | P. tanu |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudophilautus tanu (Meegaskumbura, Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2009) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Philautus tanu Meegaskumbura, Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2009 | |
The Sri Lanka petite shrub frog, Pseudophilautus tanu, is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family, endemic to Sri Lanka.[2] This relatively recently described species is only known from two locations in the Galle District, in southwestern Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are wet lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Pseudophilautus tanu". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pseudophilautus tanu (Meegaskumbura, Manamendra-Arachchi, and Pethiyagoda, 2009)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
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