Hydrophylax gracilis

Hydrophylax gracilis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Ranidae
Genus:	Hydrophylax
Species:	H. gracilis
Binomial name
Hydrophylax gracilis (Gravenhorst, 1829)
Synonyms [2]
Rana gracilis Gravenhorst, 1829 Limnodytes macularius Blyth, 1855 "1854" Hylorana macularia — Günther, 1864 Rana macularia — Boulenger, 1882 Hylarana gracilis — Chen et al., 2005 Sylvirana gracilis — Frost et al., 2006

Hydrophylax gracilis, also known as Gravenhorst's frog, Gravenhorst's golden-backed frog, and Sri Lanka wood frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. ^[2] It is endemic to Sri Lanka. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Hydrophylax gracilis occurs in marshes, agricultural land, grassland, and bush forests at elevations below 600 m (2,000 ft). Adult frogs are semi-arboreal and semi-aquatic, whereas the tadpoles live in stagnant waters. H. gracilis is a common species that can be threatened by loss of its wetland habitats through wetland reclamation, urbanization, and aquatic agrochemical pollution. However, it is present in many protected areas. ^[1]

References

1. Manamendra-Arachchi, K.; de Silva, A. & Wickramasinghe, D. (2016) [errata version of 2004 assessment]. "Hydrophylax gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004 e.T58604A89369348.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Hydrophylax gracilis (Gravenhorst, 1829)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
3. "DNA Barcoding, Phylogeny and Systematics of Golden-backed Frogs (Hylarana, Ranidae) of the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka Biodiversity Hotspot, with the Description of Seven New Species". Novataxa. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2019.