Pseudophilautus dayawansai

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Dayawansa's shrub frog
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Pseudophilautus
Species:
P. dayawansai
Binomial name
Pseudophilautus dayawansai
Wickramasinghe etal, 2013

Pseudophilautus dayawansai (Dayawansa's shrub frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae, endemic to Sri Lanka.

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Its natural habitats are wet lowland forests of Sri Lanka. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is one of the 8 species of rhacophorids that was discovered from Adam's Peak recently. [1]

Etymology

The frog was named after Dr. Nihal Dayawansa, a senior lecturer in zoology in University of Colombo.

Description

This species can easily identified by yellow patches on eyes, snout and sides of the body. Three black rings on forehead and dorsum is brownish in color.

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