Pseudophilautus hoipolloi

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

Philautus hoipolloiManamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2004

Pseudophilautus hoipolloi, known as anthropogenic shrub frog, is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. [2]

It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It has been observed between 15 and 684 meters above sea level. [3] [4]

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, arable land, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.

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References

  1. Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi, Rohan Pethiyagoda (2004). "Pseudophilautus hoipolloi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T58853A11849871. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58853A11849871.en . Retrieved 17 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 hoipolloi (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 19, 2023.
  4. "Pseudophilautus hoipolloi (Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2005)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved November 19, 2023.