Pseudophilautus samarakoon

Pseudophilautus samarakoon, the Samarakoon's shrub frog, is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae, endemic to Sri Lanka.[2] Wickramasinghe et al. suggest that, following the IUCN Red List criteria, it should be considered "critically endangered" because the extent of occurrence is <100 km², it is recorded from a single location, and its habitat is under severe threat.[1]

Samarakoon's shrub frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Pseudophilautus
Species:
P. samarakoon
Binomial name
Pseudophilautus samarakoon
Wickramasinghe et al., 2013[1]

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.[3]

Etymology

The frog was named after Mr. Ananda Vijith Samarakoon, a leading Sri Lankan wildlife conservationist.[1]

References
  1. Wickramasinghe, L.J.M., D.R. Vidanapathirana, M.D.G. Rajeev, S.C. Ariyarathne, A.W.A. Chanaka, L.L.D. Priyantha, I.N. Bandara & N. Wickramasinghe (2013). "Eight new species of Pseudophilautus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Sripada World Heritage Site (Peak Wilderness), a local amphibian hotspot in Sri Lanka". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 5 (4): 3789–3920. doi:10.11609/jott.o3099.3789-920. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pseudophilautus samarakoon Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Rajeev, Ariyarathne, Chanaka, Priyantha, Bandara, Wickramasinghe, 2013". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  3. "Pseudophilautus bambaradeniyai". Dilmah Conservation. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2015-02-05.


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