Pseudophilautus fulvus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Rhacophoridae |
Genus: | Pseudophilautus |
Species: | P. fulvus |
Binomial name | |
Pseudophilautus fulvus (Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2004) | |
Synonyms | |
Philautus fulvusManamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2004 |
Pseudophilautus fulvus, or the knuckles shrub frog, is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. [2]
It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Scientists have seen it in the Knuckles Mountains, between 450 and 1220 meters above sea level. [3] [4]
Its natural habitats are plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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