Polypedates cruciger
Polypedates cruciger (commonly known as the Sri Lanka whipping frog or common hour-glass tree-frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae endemic to Sri Lanka.
| Polypedates cruciger | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Polypedates |
| Species: | P. cruciger |
| Binomial name | |
| Polypedates cruciger Blyth, 1852 | |
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forest, and ponds.
References
- Manamendra-Arachchi, K.; de Silva, A.; Bambaradeniya, C. (2004). "Polypedates cruciger". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T58943A11860055. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58943A11860055.en. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
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