Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Rhacophoridae > Pseudophilautus > Pseudophilautus rus

Pseudophilautus rus (Kandyan shrub frog)

Synonyms: Philautus rus

Wikipedia Abstract

Pseudophilautus rus is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.It is becoming rarer due to habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Pseudophilautus rus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
28
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 5.78
EDGE Score: 2.61
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Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Western Ghats and Sri Lanka India, Sri Lanka Yes

External References

Citations

Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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