Pseudophilautus asankai
Pseudophilautus asankai, commonly called Asanka's shrub frog (Named after Asanka Goonewardena), is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Pseudophilautus |
| Species: | P. asankai |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudophilautus asankai (Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2004) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Philautus asankai named after Asanka Goonewardena Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2004 | |
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi, Rohan Pethiyagoda (2004). "Pseudophilautus asankai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58817A11844490. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58817A11844490.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- "27 new Pseudophilautus (firstly: Philautus) • Sri Lankan Shrub Frogs (Rhacophorinae)". Novataxa. July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
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