| Newton Jayawardanei's Shrub Frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Pseudophilautus |
| Species: | P. newtonjayawardanei |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudophilautus newtonjayawardanei Wickramasinghe etal, 2013 | |
Pseudophilautus newtonjayawardanei (Newton Jayawardanei's shrub frog) is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae, endemic to Sri Lanka. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Its natural habitats are wet lowland forests of Sri Lanka where the trees form a closed canopy. It is one of the 8 species of rhacophorids that were discovered from Adam's Peak in 2013. It has been observed betweeen 1800 and 2000 m above sea level. In those areas, people have seen it sitting on leaves 8 m above the ground. [3]
It is threatened by habitat loss, which scientists attribute to increased urbanization, agriculture, grazing, and logging. [3]
The frog was named after Dr. Newton Jayawardane, a surgeon and a wildlife conservationist. [3]
The adult female frog measures 38.4 mm in snout-vent length. The skin of the dorsum is bronze in color. There is a white stripe in the middle of the back. There are dark brown stripes sideways from the eyes to the groin. There are small bronze marks on the snout and face. The flanks are lighter in color green, brown, and white spots. There are brown marks on the legs. The ends of the toes are almost white in color. The webbed skin is also off-white. This frog has a dark brown cross band between eyes. [3]
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