Pseudophilautus mittermeieri, commonly known as Mittermeier's shrub frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
| Pseudophilautus mittermeieri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Pseudophilautus |
| Species: | P. mittermeieri
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudophilautus mittermeieri (Meegaskumbura & Manamendra-Arachchi, 2005)
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| Synonyms | |
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Philautus mittermeieri Meegaskumbura & Manamendra-Arachchi, 2005 | |
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Scientists have seen it between 60 and 150 meters above sea level.[2][3]
The adult male frog measures 16.3 – 18.4 mm in snout-vent length. The skin of the dorsum is gray-green in color with orange tubercules on the head and some orange color on the back. The flanks are ashy yellow in color with dark brown marks. Parts of the belly are ashy yellow in color. The bottoms of the toes of the front feet are gray in color.[3]
This species is threatened by habitat loss. Scientists attribute this to urbanization, increased land usage for farms, grazing, and logging.[3]
Scientists named this frog for Russell Mittermeier, who served as President of Conservation International.[3]
Original publication
edit- Meegaskumbura M; Manamendra-Arachchi K (2005). "Description of eight new species of shrub frogs (Ranidae: Rhacophorinae: Philautus) from Sri Lanka". Raffles Bull Zool Suppl. 12: 305–338.
References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Pseudophilautus mittermeieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T61883A156587986. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T61883A156587986.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Pseudophilautus mittermeieri (Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2005)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Dayupathi Eranda Nipunika Mandawala (September 26, 2021). Michelle S. Koo; Arjun Mehta (eds.). "Pseudophilautus mittermeieri (Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2005)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
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