Pseudophilautus rugatus
Extinct species of amphibian
Pseudophilautus rugatus | |
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Conservation status | |
Extinct (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Rhacophoridae |
Genus: | Pseudophilautus |
Species: | †P. rugatus |
Binomial name | |
†Pseudophilautus rugatus (Ahl, 1927) | |
Synonyms | |
Rhacophorus rugatus Ahl, 1927 |
Pseudophilautus rugatus, known as Farnland shrub frog, is an extinct species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. Habitat loss is likely to have been the major factor in the population decrease and eventual extinction of this species.
It was endemic to Sri Lanka.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Pseudophilautus rugatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58895A156584657. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58895A156584657.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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