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Microhyla zeylanica

Microhyla zeylanica
Scientific 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.[2] 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.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b 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.


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