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| image = Pseudophilautus stictomerus (Günther 1876).jpg
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| image_caption = ''Pseudophilautus stictomerus'' from Günther's original description
| status = NT
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| status_system = iucn3.1
| status_system = iucn3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{IUCN2013.1| id = 58920| title = Pseudophilautus stictomerus| assessors = Manamendra-Arachchi, K., Pethiyagoda, R., Dutta, S. & de Silva, A.| year = 2004| downloaded = 13 November 2013}}</ref>
| taxon = Pseudophilautus stictomerus
| taxon = Pseudophilautus stictomerus
| authority = ([[Albert C. L. G. Günther|Günther]], 1875)
| authority = ([[Albert C. L. G. Günther|Günther]], 1875)
| synonyms = ''Philautus stictomerus'' <small>(Günther, 1876)</small>
| synonyms = ''Ixalus stictomerus'' <small>Günther, 1876</small><br />
''Philautus stictomerus'' <small>(Günther, 1876)</small>
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'''''Pseudophilautus stictomerus''''' ('''orange-canthal shrub frog''') is a species of [[frog]] in the [[Rhacophoridae]] family. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Sri Lanka]].<ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=names&taxon=Pseudophilautus+stictomerus |title=''Pseudophilautus stictomerus'' (Günther, 1876) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2013 |work=Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=13 November 2013}}</ref> It was first described by [[Albert C. L. G. Günther]] (as ''Ixalus stictomerus'') based on a single individual collected by Colonel [[Richard Henry Beddome]] from '[[Ceylon]]'.<ref name=Günther>{{Cite journal | last = Günther| first = A. C. L. G.| year = 1876| title = Third report on collections of Indian reptiles obtained by the British Museum| journal = Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London| volume = 1875| pages = 567-577| url=http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/67162}}</ref>
'''''Pseudophilautus stictomerus''''' is a species of [[frog]] in the [[Rhacophoridae]] family.
It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Sri Lanka]].


==Description==
Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland [[forest]]s, [[plantation]]s, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.
Male ''Pseudophilautus stictomerus'' measure about {{convert|23|mm|abbr=on}} in snout-vent length of and females {{convert|25|-|36|mm|abbr=on}}. They have an elongated body with an obtusely pointed snout. The [[Dorsum (anatomy)|dorsum]] is dark brown. There is a narrow yellow stripe on mid-dorsum from tip of snout to vent. There are also bright orange stripes running along the [[Canthus (herpetology)|canthal edges]], edges of upper eyelids, and [[Tympanum (anatomy)|supratympanic]] folds.<ref name=MP/>
It is threatened by [[habitat loss]].

==References==<!-- THE RAFFLES BULLETIN OF ZOOLOGY 2005 Supplement No. 12: 163–303 -->
==Distribution and habitat==
* Manamendra-Arachchi, K., Pethiyagoda, R., Dutta, S. & de Silva, A. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/58920/all Pseudophilautus stictomerus]. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
''Pseudophilautus stictomerus'' is a low-country wetzone species from south-western Sri Lanka. It is a habitat generalist found in both open (anthropogenic) and closed canopy habitats. They are commonly found on shrubs some 1 metre above ground.<ref name=IUCN/><ref name=MP>{{Cite journal | last = Manamendra-Arachchi| first = Kelum| coauthors = Rohan Pethiyagoda| year = 2005| title = The Sri Lankan shrub-frogs of the genus ''Philautus'' Gistel, 1848 (Ranidae: Rhacophorinae), with description of 27 new species| volume = Suppl. 12| pages = 163-303| journal = Raffles Bulletin of Zoology| url=http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s12/s12rbz163-303.pdf}}</ref> The species is potentially threatened by agro-chemical pollution and [[habitat loss]] and alteration.<ref name=IUCN/>

==References==
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[[Category:Pseudophilautus|stictomerus]]
[[Category:Pseudophilautus|stictomerus]]
[[Category:Frogs of Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Frogs of Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Sri Lanka]]

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Revision as of 08:37, 13 November 2013

Pseudophilautus stictomerus
Pseudophilautus stictomerus from Günther's original description
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Pseudophilautus
Species:
P. stictomerus
Binomial name
Pseudophilautus stictomerus
(Günther, 1875)
Synonyms

Ixalus stictomerus Günther, 1876
Philautus stictomerus (Günther, 1876)

Pseudophilautus stictomerus (orange-canthal shrub frog) is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[2] It was first described by Albert C. L. G. Günther (as Ixalus stictomerus) based on a single individual collected by Colonel Richard Henry Beddome from 'Ceylon'.[3]

Description

Male Pseudophilautus stictomerus measure about 23 mm (0.91 in) in snout-vent length of and females 25–36 mm (0.98–1.42 in). They have an elongated body with an obtusely pointed snout. The dorsum is dark brown. There is a narrow yellow stripe on mid-dorsum from tip of snout to vent. There are also bright orange stripes running along the canthal edges, edges of upper eyelids, and supratympanic folds.[4]

Distribution and habitat

Pseudophilautus stictomerus is a low-country wetzone species from south-western Sri Lanka. It is a habitat generalist found in both open (anthropogenic) and closed canopy habitats. They are commonly found on shrubs some 1 metre above ground.[1][4] The species is potentially threatened by agro-chemical pollution and habitat loss and alteration.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Template:IUCN2013.1
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Pseudophilautus stictomerus (Günther, 1876)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  3. ^ Günther, A. C. L. G. (1876). "Third report on collections of Indian reptiles obtained by the British Museum". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1875: 567–577.
  4. ^ a b Manamendra-Arachchi, Kelum (2005). "The Sri Lankan shrub-frogs of the genus Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Ranidae: Rhacophorinae), with description of 27 new species" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 12: 163–303. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
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