| Nannophrys ceylonensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Nannophrys |
| Species: | N. ceylonensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nannophrys ceylonensis Günther, 1869
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Nannophrys ceylonensis, commonly known as the Sri Lanka rock frog or the Ceylon streamlined frog, is a species of frog.[2][3] It used to be placed in the large frog family Ranidae but a phylogenetic study was undertaken using DNA sequences and it is now included in the family Dicroglossidae.[4] It is endemic to Sri Lanka where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers and streams.
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Nannophrys ceylonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58389A156580160. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58389A156580160.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Nannophrys ceylonensis Günther, 1869". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "Ceylon streamlined frog (Nannophrys ceylonensis)". ARKive. Archived from the original on 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
- ^ Vences, M.; Wanke, S.; Odierna, G.; Kosuch, J.; Veith, M. (2000). "Molecular and karyological data on the south Asian ranid genera Indirana, Nyctibatrachus and Nannophrys (Anura: Ranidae)" (PDF). Hamadryad. 25 (2): 75–82.