Taruga longinasus
| Taruga longinasus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Taruga |
| Species: | T. longinasus |
| Binomial name | |
| Taruga longinasus (Ahl, 1927) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Polypedates longinasus (Ahl, 1927) | |
Taruga longinasus (common names: southern whipping frog, long-snouted tree-frog) is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[2]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 Manamendra-Arachchi, K. & de Silva, A. (2004). "Polypedates longinasus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Taruga longinasus (Ahl, 1927)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
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