Pseudophilautus stuarti

Pseudophilautus stuarti
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Rhacophoridae
Genus:	Pseudophilautus
Species:	P. stuarti
Binomial name
Pseudophilautus stuarti (Meegaskumbura & Manamendra-Arachchi, 2005)
Synonyms
Philautus stuartiMeegaskumbura & Manamendra-Arachchi, 2005

Pseudophilautus stuarti, known as Stuart's shrub frog, is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It was first formally observed in Corbett's Gap in the Knuckles Mountain Range, 1249 meters above sea level. ^{[2] [3]}

The adult male frog measures 24.2 – 25.3 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog about 33.45 mm. The skin of dorsum is light green in color with some darker green marks. The tympanum is green in color and parts of the mouth are yellow. The legs and toes are yellow on the dorsal side and darker yellow-gray on the ventral side. The flanks are yellow in color. There are white tubercules on the belly. Parts of the hind legs are yellow in color. ^[3]

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

It is threatened by habitat loss associated with urbanization, grazing, and logging. ^[3]

Original description

• Meegaskumbura M; Manamendra-Arachchi K (2005). "Description of eight new species of shrub frogs (Ranidae: Rhacophorinae: Philautus) from Sri Lanka". Raffles Bull Zool Suppl. 12: 305–338.

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Pseudophilautus stuarti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T61889A3108421. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T61889A3108421.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Frost, Darrel R. "Pseudophilautus stuarti (Meegaskumbura and Manamendra-Arachchi, 2005)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
3. Dayupathi Eranda Nipunika Mandawala (December 22, 2022). Michelle S. Koo (ed.). "Pseudophilautus stuarti (Meegaskumbura and Manamendra-Arachchi, 2005)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved December 6, 2023.