Pseudophilautus silus

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Pseudophilautus silus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Pseudophilautus
Species:
P. silus
Binomial name
Pseudophilautus silus
(Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2005)
Synonyms

Philautus silusManamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2005

Pseudophilautus silus, known as Pug-nosed Shrub Frog [2] is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to southern Sri Lanka and known from the both sides of the Horton Plains (near Agarapatana and Haputale). [1] [3]

Its natural habitats are closed-canopy forests but it also occurs in open, anthropogenic habitats. It is an uncommon species threatened by the encroachment of tea plantations, firewood collection, expanding human settlements, and agro-chemical pollution. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Pseudophilautus silus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T58904A156585162. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58904A156585162.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. "27 new Pseudophilautus (firstly: Philautus) • Sri Lankan Shrub Frogs (Rhacophorinae)". Novataxa. July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Pseudophilautus silus (Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2005)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 January 2016.