Pseudophilautus bambaradeniyai
| Bambaradeniya's shrub frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Pseudophilautus |
| Species: | P. bambaradeniyai
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudophilautus bambaradeniyai Wickramasinghe et al, 2013
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Pseudophilautus bambaradeniyai (Bambaradeniya'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]
Etymology[]
The frog was named after Dr. , a leading Sri Lankan scientist and naturalist.
Description[]
The most striking feature of this species to distinguish easily by the creamy stripe running through the vertebral column from tip of the snout to tail end.
References[]
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Pseudophilautus
- Endemic fauna of Sri Lanka
- Frogs of Sri Lanka
- Amphibians described in 2013
- Rhacophoridae stubs