Pseudophilautus karunarathnai

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Karunarathna's shrub frog
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Rhacophoridae
Genus:	Pseudophilautus
Species:	P. karunarathnai
Binomial name
*Pseudophilautus karunarathnai* Wickramasinghe et al, 2013

Pseudophilautus karunarathnai (Karunarathna'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] This frog has been observed between 700 and 1450 meters above sea level.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Description

Frog is easily recognizable because of the orange-colored circle around its iris. The adult male frog measures 16.2 – 16.3 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 19.2 mm. The skin of the dorsum is cream in color with darker brown marks. There is a cross-shaped mark in the intraorbital area and a smaller one on the snout. There is a transverse stripe on the back. The hind legs are cream in color. The belly is dull white in color with some marks. The webbed skin is dark brown in color.^[3]

Habitat and threats

This frog has been observed in shrubs as high as 1.5 meters above the ground in rainforests and sometimes people's gardens. Scientists attribute its endangered status to habitat loss from urbanization, agriculture and grazing, and logging.^[3]

Etymology

The frog was named after Mr. Y. G. P. Karunarathna, of Sri Lanka's Department of Wildlife Conservation.

Original description

Wickramasinghe LJM; Vidanapathirana DR; Rajeev MDG; Ariyarathne SC; Chanaka AWA; Priyantha LLD; Bandara IN; Wickramasinghe N. (2013). "Eight new species of Pseudophilautus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Sripada World Heritage Site (Peak Wilderness), a local amphibian hotspot in Sri Lanka". J Threatened Taxa (Abstract and figures). 5: 3789–3920. doi:10.11609/jott.864.3789-3920 (inactive 1 November 2024). Retrieved December 4, 2023.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)

References

^ "Dilmah Conservation | Conserving Sri Lankan Biodiversity & Heritage".
^ Frost, Darrel R. "Pseudophilautus karunarathnai 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, New York. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Dayupathi Eranda Nipunika Mandawala (September 26, 2021). Michelle S. Koo (ed.). "Pseudophilautus karunarathnai Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Rajeev, Ariyarathne, Chanaka, Priyantha, Bandara, Wickramasinghe, 2013". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Karunarathna's Shrub Frog: Pseudophilautus karunarathnai". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T79101750A156589131. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T79101750A156589131.en. 79101750. Retrieved December 4, 2023.

Taxon identifiers
Pseudophilautus karunarathnai	Wikidata: Q13409366 Wikispecies: Pseudophilautus karunarathnai AmphibiaWeb: 7988 ARKive: pseudophilautus-karunarathnai ASW: Pseudophilautus-karunarathnai CoL: 6WGZM GBIF: 8928680 iNaturalist: 476933 ITIS: 1100583 IUCN: 79101750 Plazi: 1ECA88B0-9129-A2C2-9C24-4BC1A8BE9E48 ZooBank: 0B077FB6-CC9D-48AA-8AC8-D5822D4BC0CA

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