Pseudophilautus auratus
Pseudophilautus auratus, commonly called Golden shrub frog,[3] is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae, endemic to Sri Lanka.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Pseudophilautus |
| Species: | P. auratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudophilautus auratus (Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2005) | |
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Pseudophilautus auratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T58819A60785503. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T58819A60785503.en.
- Manamendra-Arachchi, Kelum; Pethiyagoda, Rohan (2005). "The Sri Lankan shrub-frogs of the genus Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Ranidae: Rhacophorinae), with description of 27 new species" (PDF). Contributions to Biodiversity Exploration and Research in Sri Lanka. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement. 12. pp. 279–280.
- "27 new Pseudophilautus (firstly: Philautus) • Sri Lankan Shrub Frogs (Rhacophorinae)". Novataxa. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
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