Pseudophilautus mittermeieri
Mittermeier's shrub frog (Pseudophilautus mittermeieri) is a frog. It lives in Sri Lanka. Scientists have seen it between 60 and 150 meters above sea level.[2][3][1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Pseudophilautus |
| Species: | P. mittermeieri
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudophilautus mittermeieri (Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2005)
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The adult male frog is 16.3 – 18.4 mm long from nose to rear end. The skin of the frog's back is gray-green in color. There are orange bumps on the head and some orange color on the back. The sides of the body are gray-yellow in color with dark brown marks. Parts of the belly are gray-yellow in color. The belly is gray-yellow in color. The bottoms of the toes of the front feet are gray in color.[3]
There are fewer of this frog than there were in the past. Scientists say that this is because human beings cut down forests to make towns and cities, to make farms and places for animals to eat grass, and to get wood to build with.[3]
Scientists named this frog for Russell Mittermeier. He was President of Conservation International.[3]
First paper
- Meegaskumbura M; Manamendra-Arachchi K (2005). "Description of eight new species of shrub frogs (Ranidae: Rhacophorinae: Philautus) from Sri Lanka". Raffles Bull Zool Suppl. 12: 305–338.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Mittermeier's Shrub Frog: Pseudophilautus mittermeieri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. p. e.T61883A156587986. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T61883A156587986.en. 61883. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Pseudophilautus mittermeieri (Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2005)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Dayupathi Eranda Nipunika Mandawala (September 26, 2021). Michelle S. Koo; Arjun Mehta (eds.). "Pseudophilautus mittermeieri (Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2005)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved November 28, 2023.