Pseudophilautus decoris

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Pseudophilautus decoris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Pseudophilautus
Species:
P. decoris
Binomial name
Pseudophilautus decoris
(Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2004)
Synonyms

Philautus decorisManamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2004

Pseudophilautus decoris, commonly known as the elegant shrub frog, is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. [2] It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, and heavily degraded former forest. It has been observed in two places, one 60 m above sea level and one 1060 m above sea level.60 m above sea level and one 1060 meters above sea level. [3] [4] [5]

The adult male frog easures 18.3–20.6 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 19.0–23.9 mm . The skin of the frog's back is gray-brown in color with dark brown bands and other marks. There is some yellow-green color on the shoulders and red-brown color in the middle., and two black stripes. The sides of the body are yellow-gray in color with some dark brown marks. Parts of the back legs are light blue in color. The belly is yellow with small black spots. The bottoms of the feet are black with white marks. [4]

The female frog lays 6-155 eggs per clutch. She mixes them into the dirt, which scientists believe breaks the clutch up into individual eggs, which may increase aeration. Inside the eggs, the growing frogs look like tadpoles, but they hatch as small frogs. The young frogs are the same colors as the adult frogs. [4]

This frog is endangered. Possible causes include habitat loss from logging and pasturage, climate change and pollution in the form of fertilizers and pesticides. Natural and introduced predators also prey upon this frog. Scientists are not sure whether the fungal disease chytridiomycosis is present in Sri Lanka. [4]

The scientific name decoris comes from a Greek word meaning "beautiful" or "elegant." [4]

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References

  1. ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Pseudophilautus decoris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T58834A89262191. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T58834A89262191.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "27 new Pseudophilautus (firstly: Philautus) • Sri Lankan Shrub Frogs (Rhacophorinae)". Novataxa. July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  3. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. "Pseudophilautus decoris (Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2005)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Chase Matterson; Chau Nguyen; Eric Coyle (April 11, 2020). Ann T. Chang (ed.). "Pseudophilautus decoris (Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2005)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  5. ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Pseudophilautus decoris". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. p. e.T58834A89262191. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T58834A89262191.en. 58834. Retrieved November 14, 2023.


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