Pseudophilautus steineri

Pseudophilautus steineri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Pseudophilautus
Species:
P. steineri
Binomial name
Pseudophilautus steineri
(Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2005)
Synonyms[2]
  • Philautus steineri Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2005
  • Pseudophilautus steineri Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, and Zhang, 2009

Steiner's shrub frog (Pseudophilautus steineri) is a frog. It lives in Sri Lanka. Scientists have seen it in exactly one place: Corbett's Gap in Knuckles Hills, between 1100 and 1400 meters above sea level.[2][3][1]

The adult male frog is 30.2 – 31.2 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 30.4 – 41.6 mm long. The skin of the frog's back is green in color with blank marks. The sides of the frog are gray-green in color. There is a brown mark between the eyes. Parts of the mouth are white with brown marks. Some parts of the back legs are green in color.[3]

There are fewer of this frog than there were in the past. Scientists say that this is because human beings cut down forests to make towns and cities and to get wood to build with.[3]

First paper

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  • Manamendra-Arachchi K; Pethiyagoda R (2005). "The Sri Lankan shrub-frogs of the genus Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Ranidae:Rhacophorinae), with description of 27 new species". Raffles Bull Zool Suppl. 12: 163–303.

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Steiner's Shrub Frog: Pseudophilautus steineri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. p. e.T61888A156588404. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T61888A156588404.en. 61888. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Pseudophilautus steineri (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 27, 2023.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Dayupathi Eranda Nipunika Mandawala (July 31, 2021). Michelle S. Koo (ed.). "Pseudophilautus steineri (Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2005)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved November 27, 2023.