Adenomus kelaartii
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| Adenomus kelaartii | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Adenomus |
| Species: | A. kelaartii |
| Binomial name | |
| Adenomus kelaartii (Günther, 1858) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Adenomus badioflavus Cope, 1860 |
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The Kelaart's Toad Adenomus kelaartii is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is distributed to the south-west part of the island at elevations between 30 and 1,230 m. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, rivers, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- Manamendra-Arachchi, K., de Silva, A. & Wickramasinghe, D. 2004. Adenomus kelaartii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
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