Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Hoffman's shrub frog (Pseudophilautus hoffmanni)


English: Hoffman's shrub frog
Binomial: Pseudophilautus hoffmanni
Sinhala: හොෆ්මන්ගේ පඳුරු මැඩියා[Hoffmange panduru madiya]

Pseudophilautus hoffmanni is an endemic species of frog restricted to the Knuckles mountain range of Sri Lanka. It is very similar to Pseudophilautus asankai which is an another shrub frog restricted to the central highlands of Sri Lanka. IUCN Red list status of this frog is 'Endangered'. Above photographs were taken in November, 2015.
Reference: Sri Lankawe Ubhayajeeven - Rohan Pethiyagoda/Kelum Manamendra-arachchi

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