Lankanectes corrugatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Nyctibatrachidae |
Genus: | Lankanectes |
Species: | L. corrugatus |
Binomial name | |
Lankanectes corrugatus (Peters, 1863) | |
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Synonyms | |
Rana corrugataPeters, 1863 |
Lankanectes corrugatus (common names: Sri Lanka wart frog, corrugated water frog) is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae. [2] It was once monotypic within the genus Lankanectes , [3] until the second species - Lankanectes pera was described in 2018 from Knuckles Mountain Range. [4] It is endemic to Sri Lanka. [2]
L. corrugatus is an aquatic frog species inhabiting slow-moving rivers in marshy areas. [5] It is a common species. Threats to it are agrochemical pollution and wetland reclamation for housing and vegetable farms. [1]
Microhyla ornata, commonly known as the ornate narrow-mouthed frog, ornate narrow-mouthed toad, or ornamented pygmy frog, is a species of microhylid frog found in South Asia. This amphibian is distributed in Kashmir, Nepal, peninsular India and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. It was previously considered to be the same species as Microhyla fissipes; therefore, the aforementioned common names can refer to either species.
Melanobatrachus is a genus of narrow-mouthed frogs in the family Microhylidae. It is the only remaining genus in the monotypic subfamily Melanobatrachinae. It contains a single species, Melanobatrachus indicus, also known as the Indian black microhylid frog and Malabar black narrow-mouthed frog. It is endemic to wet evergreen forests of southern Western Ghats in Kerala and Tamil Nadu states of India. It has been recorded from Anaimalai, Munnar, Palni hills, Periyar Tiger Reserve and Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
Zakerana greenii is a species of frog that is endemic to the hills of central Sri Lankan pennant hills. It lives in wetland habitats within montane tropical moist forests. It is threatened by habitat loss, pollution, desiccation of wetlands, forest fires as well as predation by introduced trout. Prominent cultivators of the frog are referred to as "Harikeshians"
Zakerana syhadrensis, is a frog species of the family Dicroglossidae and native to India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh. Zakerana syhadrensis from the Western Ghats in southern India and from Sri Lanka probably belong to one or two unnamed species. It is the type species of genus Zakerana. In view of its wide distribution and stable population trend, IUCN assessors listed it as Least Concern in 2009 and 2016.
Nyctibates is a monotypic genus of frog in the family Arthroleptidae; its sole species is Nyctibates corrugatus. Found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria, its natural habitats are lowland forests in hilly areas, typically forests that have humid, but not marshy, floors; it requires tall forests with closed canopy. Breeding takes place in fast, rocky streams with clean water. There are no significant threats to this species.
Pleurodema cinereum is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in the Andes in northwestern Argentina, Bolivia, and southeastern Peru. Its common name is Juliaca four-eyed frog, after its type locality, Juliaca. Pleurodema borellii is possibly a junior synonym of this species.
Uperodon palmatus is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to the central hills of Sri Lanka. Common names Parker's dot frog, Parker's globular frog, and half-webbed pug-snout frog have been coined for it.
Lankanectes is a genus of frogs in the family Nyctibatrachidae that is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is the only member of the Nyctibatrachidae to be found outside India and the only member of the subfamily Lankanectinae.
Zakerana kirtisinghei is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka where it is found in the montane south-central to lowland southwestern areas.
Platymantis corrugatus is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Philippines, where it is found throughout the archipelago except Palawan. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. Platymantis corrugatus is one of the most common Platymantis species in the Philippines.
Sphaerotheca rolandae is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae found in Sri Lanka. It is controversial whether the species also occurs in India and Nepal. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pseudophilautus alto is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka and known from the Horton Plains and Pattipola.
Pseudophilautus silus, known as Pug-nosed Shrub Frog is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to southern Sri Lanka and known from the both sides of the Horton Plains.
Pseudophilautus stictomerus is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It was first described by Albert Günther based on a single individual collected by Colonel Richard Henry Beddome from 'Ceylon'.
Pseudophilautus zorro, the Gannoruwa shrub frog is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to central Sri Lanka.
Taruga eques is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the central hills of Sri Lanka.
Taruga longinasus is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Nyctibatrachidae is a small family of frogs found in the Western Ghats of India and in Sri Lanka. Their common name is robust frogs. Recognition of Nyctibatrachidae as a family is fairly recent. These frogs were earlier on placed in the broadly defined family Ranidae, most recently divided in three subfamilies, Lankanectinae, Nyctibatrachinae, and Astrobatrachinae.
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. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Lankanectes pera is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae. It is the second species found within the genus Lankanectes. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its common name is Corrugated Frogs.