Pseudophilautus caeruleus
Appearance
Pseudophilautus caeruleus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Rhacophoridae |
Genus: | Pseudophilautus |
Species: | P. caeruleus
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Binomial name | |
Pseudophilautus caeruleus (Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2004)
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Synonyms | |
Philautus caeruleus Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2004 |
Pseudophilautus caeruleus, commonly called Blue thigh shrub frog, is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae.[1] It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ^ "27 new Pseudophilautus (firstly: Philautus) • Sri Lankan Shrub Frogs (Rhacophorinae)". Novataxa. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- Manamendra-Arachchi, K. & Pethiyagoda, R. 2004. Philautus caeruleus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.