Pseudophilautus cavirostris, commonly called hollow-snouted shrub frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[2]
Pseudophilautus cavirostris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Rhacophoridae |
Genus: | Pseudophilautus |
Species: | P. cavirostris
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Binomial name | |
Pseudophilautus cavirostris (Günther, 1869)
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Synonyms | |
Philautus cavirostris (Günther, 1869) |
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Pseudophilautus cavirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58828A156581504. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58828A156581504.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "27 new Pseudophilautus (firstly: Philautus) • Sri Lankan Shrub Frogs (Rhacophorinae)". Novataxa. July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2019.