Pseudophilautus auratus

Pseudophilautus auratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Rhacophoridae
Genus:Pseudophilautus
Species: P. auratus
Binomial name
Pseudophilautus auratus
(Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2005)
Synonyms
  • Philautus auratus Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2005[2]

Pseudophilautus auratus is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae, endemic to Sri Lanka.[1]

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Pseudophilautus auratus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T58819A60785503. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T58819A60785503.en. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. Manamendra-Arachchi, Kelum; Pethiyagoda, Rohan (2005). "The Sri Lankan shrub-frogs of the genus Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Ranidae: Rhacophorinae), with description of 27 new species" (PDF). Contributions to Biodiversity Exploration and Research in Sri Lanka. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement. 12. pp. 279–280.


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