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Species of frog

Microhyla zeylanica
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Microhyla
Species: M. zeylanica
Binomial name
Microhyla zeylanica
Parker and Osman-Hill, 1949

Microhyla zeylanica. the Sri Lanka rice frog or Sri Lanka narrow-mouth frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Microhyla zeylanica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57895A156578682. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T57895A156578682.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Microhyla zeylanica Parker and Osman-Hill, 1949". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
Taxon identifiers
Microhyla zeylanica


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