Sphaerotheca rolandae

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Sphaerotheca rolandae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Sphaerotheca
Species:
S. rolandae
Binomial name
Sphaerotheca rolandae
(Dubois, 1983)
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Synonyms

Rana breviceps ssp. rolandaeDubois, 1983
Tomopterna rolandae(Dubois, 1983)

Sphaerotheca rolandae (common names: Sri Lanka bullfrog, Roland's burrowing frog, southern burrowing frog, marble sand frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae found in Sri Lanka. It is controversial whether the species also occurs in India and Nepal. [2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi, Sushil Dutta (2004). "Sphaerotheca rolandae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004 e.T58759A11838218. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58759A11838218.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Sphaerotheca rolandae (Dubois, 1983)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 March 2014.