Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Dicroglossidae > Minervarya > Minervarya kirtisingheiMinervarya kirtisinghei (Kirtisinghe's frog)Synonyms: Fejervarya kirtisinghei; Limnonectes kirtisinghei; Zakerana kirtisinghei The Kirtisinghe's frog, (Zakerana kirtisinghei), is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka where it is found in the montane south-central to lowland southwestern areas. Zakerana kirtisinghei is a common frog. They occur in tropical forests, savanna, grasslands and wetlands, in both montane and lowland areas, as well as in some human-made habitats like rubber and palm oil plantations and home gardens. Adults are semi-aquatic whereas the larvae are aquatic. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 14.64 EDGE Score: 2.75 |
Litters / Year [1] | 1 | Snout to Vent Length [1] | 1.732 inches (4.4 cm) |
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Climate |
Land Use |
Sri Lanka montane rain forests |
Sri Lanka |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
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
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