Pseudophilautus dayawansai Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Rajeev, Ariyarathne, Chanaka, Priyantha & Bandara et al. 2013

Pseudophilautus dayawansai (Dayawansa's shrub frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae, endemic to Sri Lanka.

Its natural habitats are wet lowland forests of Sri Lanka. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is one of the 8 species of rhacophorids that was discovered from Adam's Peak recently.^[1]

Etymology

The frog was named after Dr. Nihal Dayawansa, a senior lecturer in zoology in University of Colombo.

Description

This species can easily identified by yellow patches on eyes, snout and sides of the body. Three black rings on forehead and dorsum is brownish in color.

References

Pseudophilautus dayawansai es una especie de anfibio anuro de la familia Rhacophoridae.

Distribución geográfica

Esta especie es endémica de Sri Lanka. Habita en el Pico Santuario del desierto entre los 1550 y 1900 m sobre el nivel del mar en el Macizo Central.^[1]​

Descripción

Los machos miden de 24 a 26 mm y las hembras 30 mm.

Etimología

Esta especie lleva el nombre en honor a Nihal Dayawansa.

Publicación original

• Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Rajeev, Ariyarathne, Chanaka, Priyantha, Bandara & Wickramasinghe, 2013: Eight new species of Pseudophilautus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Sripada World Heritage Site (Peak Wilderness), a local amphibian hotspot in Sri Lanka. J Threatened Taxa, vol. 5, n° 4, p. 3789-3920^[2]​

Referencias

Pseudophilautus dayawansai est une espèce d'amphibiens de la famille des Rhacophoridae^[1].

Répartition

Cette espèce est endémique du Sri Lanka^[1]. Elle se rencontre dans le Peak Wilderness Sanctuary entre 1 550 et 1 900 m d'altitude dans le massif Central.

Description

Les mâles mesurent de 24,5 à 26,2 mm et la femelle 30,1 mm^[2]

Étymologie

Cette espèce est nommée en l'honneur de Nihal Dayawansa^[2].

Publication originale

• Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Rajeev, Ariyarathne, Chanaka, Priyantha, Bandara & Wickramasinghe, 2013 : Eight new species of Pseudophilautus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Sripada World Heritage Site (Peak Wilderness), a local amphibian hotspot in Sri Lanka. J Threatened Taxa, vol. 5, n^o 4, p. 3789-3920 (texte intégral).

Notes et références

Pseudophilautus dayawansai é uma espécie de anfíbio anuro da família Rhacophoridae.^[3][4] Está presente no Sri Lanka.^[4] A UICN classificou-a como em perigo de extinção.^[1]

Ver também

• Declínio das populações de anfíbios

Referências