Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Bufonidae > Adenomus > Adenomus kandianus

Adenomus kandianus

Synonyms: Adenomus dasi; Bufo dasi; Bufo kandianus

Wikipedia Abstract

The Kandyan dwarf toad (Adenomus kandianus) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae endemic to Sri Lanka.
View Wikipedia Record: Adenomus kandianus

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Adenomus kandianus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
4
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
68
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 9.63
EDGE Score: 5.14
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Litters / Year [1]  1
Nocturnal [1]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [1]  1.268 inches (3.22 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
South Western Ghats montane rain forests India Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka World Heritage Site 135938 Sri Lanka  
Peak Wilderness (Samanala) Sanctuary 55302 Sri Lanka  

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Peak Wilderness Sanctuary Sri Lanka

Biodiversity Hotspots

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

Range Map

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.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
AZE sites provided by Alliance for Zero Extinction (2010). 2010 AZE Update.
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