Pseudophilautus auratus

Pseudophilautus auratus, commonly called Golden shrub frog,[3] is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae, endemic to Sri Lanka.[1]

Pseudophilautus auratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Pseudophilautus
Species:
P. auratus
Binomial name
Pseudophilautus auratus
(Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2005)
Synonyms
  • Philautus auratus Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2005[2]

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. "27 new Pseudophilautus (firstly: Philautus) • Sri Lankan Shrub Frogs (Rhacophorinae)". Novataxa. Retrieved 3 February 2019.


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