Amphibian study group by Kasun Dayananda
Philautus frogs of Sri Lanka
THREATENED ENDEMIC AMPHIBIANS OF SRI LANKA
Family |
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Ichthyophiidae |
Ichthyophis glutinosus |
Common yellow-banded cecilIian |
Ichthyophiidae |
lchthyophis orthoplicatu... |
Brown cecillian |
Ichthyophiidae |
lchthyophis pseudangularis |
Lesser yellow-banded cecillian |
Bufonidae |
Adenomus kelaartii |
Kelaart's dwarf toad |
Bufonidae |
Adenomus dasi |
Das's dwarf toad |
Bufonidae |
Hufo atukoralei |
Atukorale's dwarf toad |
Bufonidae |
Hufo kotagamai |
Kotagama's dwarf toad |
Bufonidae |
Hufo noellerti |
Noellert's toad |
Microhylidae |
Microhyla karunaratnei |
Karunaratne's narrow-mouthed frog |
Microhylidae |
Microhyla zeylanica |
Sri Lankan narrow-mouthed frog |
Microhylidae |
Ramanella obscura |
Grey-brown pug-snouted frog |
Microhylidae |
Ramanella palmata |
Half-webbed pug-snouted frog |
Ranidae |
Limnonectes corrugatus |
Corrugated water frog |
Ranidae |
Limnonectes greenii |
Sri Lankan paddy field frog |
Ranidae |
Limnonectes kirtisinghei |
Montane paddy field frog |
Ranidae |
Nannophrys ceylonensis |
Sri Lanka rock frog |
Ranidae |
Nannophrys marmorata |
Kirthisinghe's rock frog |
Ranidae |
Rana gracilis |
Sri Lanka wood frog |
Ranidae |
Phi/autus eximius |
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Ranidae |
Phi/autus hypomelas |
Web less pygmy tree frog |
Ranidae |
Phi/autus nasutus |
Sharp-snout pygmy tree frog |
Ranidae |
Pseudophilautus temporalis |
Spurless pygmy tree frog |
Ranidae |
Polypedutes crucuger |
Common hour-glass tree frog |
Ranidae |
Polypedates eques |
Saddled tree frog |
Ranidae |
Polypedates longinasus. |
Sharp-snout saddled tree frog |
Ranidae |
Rhacophorus cavirotris |
Tubercle tree frog |
Ranidae |
Rhacophorusfergusonianus |
Ferguson's tree frog |
Ranidae |
Rhacophorus macropus |
Webtoe tree frog |
Ranidae |
Rhacophorus microvmpanum |
Microtympanum tree frog |
Ranidae |
Rhacophorus reticulatus |
Reticulate tree frog |
Ranidae |
Theloderma schmarda |
Conical wart pygmy tree frog |
Note: This list is likely to change shortly with new species being added.
Source: IUCN Sri Lanka (2000); The 1999 List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka.
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