Biology:Indosylvirana serendipi

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Short description: Species of frog

Sri Lankan golden-backed frog
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Indosylvirana
Species:
I. serendipi
Binomial name
Indosylvirana serendipi
(Biju, Garg, Mahony, Wijayathilaka, Senevirathne, and Meegaskumbura, 2014)
Synonyms[2]

Hylarana serendipi Biju, Garg, Mahony, Wijayathilaka, Senevirathne, and Meegaskumbura, 2014

Indosylvirana serendipi, or the Sri Lankan golden-backed frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[3]

Description

Body slender and head small. Supertympanic ridge absent. Subarticular tubercles prominent on toes. Third toe webbing extends up to the disc on the outside. Loreal region acute. Vomerine ridge present. Dermal fringe present. Dorsum reddish-brown with black. Tympanum area dark brown. Upper lip with a white stripe. Iris reddish brown with golden specks and dark patches. Flanks light yellowish-gray. Light brown limbs with grayish cross-bands. Ventrum whitish. Throat and limbs light grey. Male has a nuptial pad.[4]

Distribution

The frog is point endemic, where specimen only found from Kudawa araa of Sinharaja rain forest.[5]

Ecology

Its natural habitats are tropical lowland evergreen forests, banks of streams and in marshy areas.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q41581258 entry