Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Rhacophoridae > Pseudophilautus > Pseudophilautus stictomerus

Pseudophilautus stictomerus (Bubble-nest frog)

Synonyms: Ixalus stictomerus; Philautus stictomerus; Rhacophorus stictomerus

Wikipedia Abstract

Pseudophilautus stictomerus (orange-canthal shrub frog) is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It was first described by Albert C. L. G. Günther (as Ixalus stictomerus) based on a single individual collected by Colonel Richard Henry Beddome from 'Ceylon'.
View Wikipedia Record: Pseudophilautus stictomerus

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Pseudophilautus stictomerus

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
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Sri Lanka montane rain forests Sri Lanka Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Biodiversity Hotspots

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

Range Map

External References

Citations

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
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