Showing posts with label Endemic Amphibians. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Endemic Amphibians. Show all posts

11.Pseudophilautus Alto



Scientific Name : Pseudophilautus Alto 

Kingdom : Animalia

Class : Amphibia

Order ; Anura

Famliy ; Rhacophoridae

About ; Pseudophilautus alto is a species of frogs in the famliy phacophoridae. it is endemic to the central highlands of sir lanka and known from the horton plains and pattipola.

10.Microhyla Mihintalei


Scientific Name : Microhyla Mihintalei

Class : Amphibia

Famliy : Microhylidae

Kingdom : Animalia

About : Microhyla is a moderate sized frog with snout vent length of 21.7 a 27.3 mm in males and 24.4 mm in females.
 

9.Uperodon Nagaoi


 

Scientific Name : Uperodon Nagaoi

Class : Amphibia

Order : Anura

Famliy : Microphylidae

Kingdom : Animalia

About : Uperodon nagaoi are terrestrial and arboreal as adults prefer lowland moist forest habitats. there are records from about 125-150m above sea level.breeding takes place in tree holes where the tadpoles also develop. it appeares to be an obligate tree hole breeder.

8.Pseudophilautus Sordidus

 


Scientific Name : Pseudophilautus Sordidus

Class : Amphibia

Order ; Anura

Kingdom ; Animalia

About ; Pseudophilautus Sordidus commonly known as the grubby shrub frig is a species of frog in the famliy rhacophoridae. it is endemic to sir lanka.

7.Microhyla Zeylanica


 Scientific Name : Microhyla eylanica

Famliy : Microhylidae

Order : Anura

Class : Amphibia

Genus : Microhyla

Domain : Eukaryota


6.Uperodon Palmatus

     

Scientific Name ; Uperodon Palmatus

          Kingdom :  Animalia

          Class : Amphibia

          Order : Anura

          About : Adults occur in leaf litter under stones and other ground cover beneath bark on the trunks            of trees and in the canopy . it is a rare species. it is threatened by haditat loos coused by the                      coversion of forests used to cultivate land logging and droughts and fire . it occurs in a number                of protected areas.


 

5.Pseudophilautus Poppiae


 

ScientifOic Name : Pseudophilautus Poppiae

Kingdom : Animalia

Order ; Anura

Famliy ; Rhacophoridae

About : Orange brown on dorsal surface mottled with dark brown. a light croos band between the eyes. a distinct dark cross band on forearm forefoot tarsus and distinct dark croos bar on upper arm and femur.

4.Duttaphrynus Kotagamai


 Scientific Name : Duttaphrynus Kotagamai

Kingdom : Animalia

Family : Bufonidae

Class ; Amphibia

About : The body is oragish with a pale color on the ventral surface. side brown patches can be seen on occasion. its skin is dry and has warts and there are three pale stripes between the eyes.


3.Minervarya Kirtisinghei


 

Scientific Name : Minervarya Kirtsinghei

Kingdom : Animalia

Family ; Dicroglossidae

Order ; Anura

About ; Colour of dorsum is brown or rounded patches with or without a bright chstnut to pale yellow mid verebral band. ventrally pale yellow . throat breast and under side of thigh ans tibia with dark speckles in some specimens.



2. Taruga eques

 


Scientific Name ; Taruga eques

Family ; Rhacophoridae

Class ; Amphibia

Kingdom ; Eukaryota

Polymorphism ; Polymorphism is defined as '' arising of two or more distinct simultaneously in the same habitat of a species in such proportions that the rarest of them cannot be maintained by recurrent mutation.



1. Pseudophilautus femoralis

 



Scientific Name: Pseudophilautus femoralis


Family: Rhacophoridae


Type : Amphiban


Clan : Chordata


About : Pseudophilautus femoralis, commonly known as the round-snout pygmy frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.