Pseudophilautus jagathgunawardanai

Jagath Gunawardena's shrub frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Rhacophoridae
Genus:Pseudophilautus
Species: P. jagathgunawardanai
Binomial name
Pseudophilautus jagathgunawardanai
Wickramasinghe et al, 2013

Pseudophilautus jagathgunawardanai (Jagath Gunawardena's shrub frog) is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae, endemic to Sri Lanka.

Its natural habitats are wet lowland forests of Sri Lanka. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is one of the 8 species of rhacophorids that was discovered from Adam's Peak recently.[1]

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