Pseudophilautus nanus
Pseudophilautus nanus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Rhacophoridae |
Genus: | Pseudophilautus |
Species: | †P. nanus
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Binomial name | |
†Pseudophilautus nanus (Günther, 1869)
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Synonyms | |
Polypedates nanus Günther, 1869 |
Pseudophilautus nanus, known as Southern Shrub Frog[2] is an extinct species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It was endemic to Sri Lanka. This species is known to science only from the lectotype. There have been no records since the species was described in 1869, from material collected in southern Sri Lanka, so it is now believed to be extinct. Recent, extensive field surveys of the amphibian fauna of Sri Lanka have failed to rediscover this frog along with many other members of this genus.
References[]
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Pseudophilautus nanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58877A156583351. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58877A156583351.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "27 new Pseudophilautus (firstly: Philautus) • Sri Lankan Shrub Frogs (Rhacophorinae)". Novataxa. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi, Anslem de Silva 2004. Pseudophilautus nanus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 16 April 2012.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List extinct species
- Pseudophilautus
- Frogs of Sri Lanka
- Endemic fauna of Sri Lanka
- Extinct amphibians
- Amphibian extinctions since 1500
- Amphibians described in 1869
- Taxa named by Albert Günther
- Rhacophoridae stubs