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Nannophrys naeyakai (Sri Lanka Tribal Rock-frog)

Wikipedia Abstract

Nannophrys naeyakai is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is only known from two localities in Ampara and Monaragala Districts between 200 and 620 m above sea level. It was described as a new species in 2007. N. naeyakai can be distinguished from the other Nannophrys species by the details of the tubercles on the fourth toe, sharp and narrow symphysial knob on the anterior edge of mandible and small palmar tubercles.
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Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Nannophrys naeyakai

Attributes

Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Nocturnal [1]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [1]  1.717 inches (4.36 cm)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Nelugala Jungle Corridor 25600 Sri Lanka  

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External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0