Pseudophilautus fergusonianus

Pseudophilautus fergusonianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Pseudophilautus
Species:
P. fergusonianus
Binomial name
Pseudophilautus fergusonianus
(Ahl, 1927)
Synonyms[2]
  • Phacophorus fergusonii Boulenger, 1882
  • Rhacophorus (Polypedates) fergusonii Müller, 1887
  • Rhacophorus fergusonianus Ahl, 1927
  • Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) fergusonianus Ahl, 1931
  • Philautus (Kirtixalus) fergusonianus Bossuyt and Dubois, 2001
  • Kirtixalus fergusonianus Yu, Rao, Zhang, and Yang, 2009
  • Pseudophilautus fergusonianus Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, and Zhang, 2009

Ferguson's shrub frog (Pseudophilautus fergusonianus) is a frog. It lives in Sri Lanka. Scientists have seen it between 300 and 700 meters above sea level.[2][3][1]

The adult male frog is about 32.9 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 36.7 – 42.9 mm long. This frog has webbed skin on the back feet. The skin of the frog's head, sides, and back is brown with darker brown marks and white marks.[3]

Scientists used to think that Pseudophilautus hallidayi and Pseudophilautus fergusonianus were two different frogs, but now they think they are both the same frog and call them all Pseudophilautus fergusonianus.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Ferguson's Shrub Frog: Pseudophilautus fergusonianus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. p. e.T198284498A198284564. 198284498. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Pseudophilautus fergusonianus (Ahl, 1927)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Dayupathi Eranda Nipunika Mandawala (April 8, 2023). Michelle S. Koo (ed.). "Pseudophilautus fergusonianus (Ahl, 1927)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved October 10, 2023.