Pseudophilautus pardus

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Pseudophilautus pardus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Pseudophilautus
Species:
P. pardus
Binomial name
Pseudophilautus pardus
(Meegaskumbura, Manamendra-Arachchi, Schneider and Pethiyagoda, 2007)
Synonyms [2]

Philautus pardusMeegaskumbura, Manamendra-Arachchi, Schneider and Pethiyagoda, 2007 [3]

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Pseudophilautus pardus is an extinct species of Sri Lankan shrub frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. Despite extensive surveys in recent years, the species is known only from a collection made prior to 1858. The reason for its extinction is unknown but probably relates loss of forests. [1] [3]

Etymology

The specific name pardus is the Latinized form of pardos, the Greek word for leopard, in allusion to the leopard-like colouration of this species. [3]

Description

This species was described based on a single specimen (holotype), an adult female that was a paralectotype of Ixalus variabilis Günther, 1858. No other specimens are known. [1] [3] Prior to its naming in 2007, the specimen had also been confused with Pseudophilautus viridis and Pseudophilautus stuarti . [3]

The holotype measures 32 mm (1.3 in) in snout–vent length. The body is stout. The tympanum is oval in shape. The toes are webbed. The dorsum is yellowish brown in preservative and has many dark-brown spots, some of them joining to form larger blotches. The underside is uniform in colour. [3]

Habitat and distribution

The type locality is unspecific "Ceylon". [1] [3] [2] Its habitat is likely to have been forest. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Meegaskumbura, Madhava; Pethiyagoda, Rohan (2008). "Pseudophilautus pardus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008: e.T136163A4253291. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136163A4253291.en .
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Pseudophilautus pardus (Meegaskumbura, Manamendra-Arachchi, Schneider, and Pethiyagoda, 2007)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Meegaskumbura, Madhava; Manamendra-Arachchi, Kelum; Schneider, Christopher J.; Pethiyagoda, Rohan (25 January 2007). "New species amongst Sri Lanka's extinct shrub frogs (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae: Philautus)" (PDF). Zootaxa . 1397: 1–15. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1397.1.1. ISSN   1175-5326.
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