Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Rhacophoridae > Pseudophilautus > Pseudophilautus semiruber

Pseudophilautus semiruber

Synonyms: Ixalus semiruber; Ixalus semirubra; Philautus semiruber; Rhacophorus semiruber

Wikipedia Abstract

Pseudophilautus semiruber is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae that is endemic to Sri Lanka. Pseudophilautus semiruber is one of the smallest frog species in Sri Lanka and it is also one of the world's smallest frogs, measuring less than 15 mm in snout-to-vent length (diminutive species). A single specimen of this species was first discovered in 1911 and described by Annandale in 1913, referring to it as Ixalus semiruber. For the next 95 years since 1913, this species was not again seen alive, and the type specimen on which the original description was made, was confirmed to be lost from a Museum collection by 2001.
View Wikipedia Record: Pseudophilautus semiruber

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Pseudophilautus semiruber

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