Uperodon obscurus

Uperodon obscurus is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[2][3] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.

Uperodon obscurus

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Uperodon
Species:
U. obscurus
Binomial name
Uperodon obscurus
(Günther, 1864)
Synonyms[2]
  • Callula obscura Günther, 1864
  • Ramanella obscura (Günther, 1864)

References

  1. Manamendra-Arachchi, K. & de Silva, A. (2016). "Uperodon obscurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57989A91605315. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57989A91605315.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Uperodon obscurus (Günther, 1864)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  3. Garg, Sonali; Senevirathne, Gayani; Wijayathilaka, Nayana; Phuge, Samadhan; Deuti, Kaushik; Manamendra-Arachchi, Kelum; Meegaskumbura, Madhava & Biju, S. D. (2018). "An integrative taxonomic review of the South Asian microhylid genus Uperodon". Zootaxa. 4384 (1): 1–88. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4384.1.1.


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