Pseudophilautus

Pseudophilautus
Adult male Pseudophilautus rus from Hantane Range, Kandy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Subfamily: Rhacophorinae
Genus: Pseudophilautus
Laurent, 1943
Species

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Pseudophilautus is a genus of shrub frogs in the family Rhacophoridae endemic to the Western Ghats of southwestern India and to Sri Lanka where the majority of the species are found.[1] Many of them are already extinct (marked with † in the species list).[2] On the other, some species believed to be extinct have also been rediscovered.[3][4]

Pseudophilautus amboli, one of the Indian species
  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference frost was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ IUCN (2013). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1". Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  3. ^ Wickramasinghe, L. J. M.; D. R. Vidanapathirana; S. Airyarathne; G. Rajeev; A. Chanaka; J. Pastorini; G. Chathuranga; N. Wickramasinghe (2013). "Lost and found: One of the world's most elusive amphibians, Pseudophilautus stellatus (Kelaart 1853) rediscovered". Zootaxa. 3620 (1): 112–128. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3620.1.5. PMID 26120699.
  4. ^ Wickramasinghe, L.J.M.; Vidanapathirana, D.R.; Rajeev, M.D.G.; Wickramasinghe, N. (2013). "Rediscovery of Pseudophilautus hypomelas (Günther, 1876) (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Peak Wilderness, Sri Lanka, a species thought to be extinct!" (PDF). Journal of Threatened Taxa. 5 (17): 5181–5193. doi:10.11609/jott.o3547.5181-93.