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Fejervarya kirtisinghei
Mountain Paddy Field Frog | family: Dicroglossidae subfamily: Dicroglossinae |
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Conservation Status (definitions)
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IUCN (Red List) Status
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Least Concern (LC)
See
IUCN account.
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CITES
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No CITES Listing
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Other International Status
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None
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National Status
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Lower Risk |
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Regional Status
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Description Size of male: 26-39 mm, female: 33-44 mm Colour of dorsum is brown with dark brown or rounded patches, with or without a bright chstnut to pale yellow mid-vertebral band.Ventrally pale yellow. Throat. Breast and under side of thigh ans tibia with dark speckles in some specimens. Distribution and Habitat
Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Sri Lanka
Terra typica: Moray Estate, Rajamally, near Mousakelle, Sri Lanka. Endemic for Sri Lanka. A montane species, having been recorded between altitudes of 150-1580 m asl. In hills of western, central ans eastern Sri Lanka. Found in margins of shaded, shallow, slow-flowing streams in sympatry with Rana temporalis, Nannophrys ceylonensis and Lankanectes corrugatus. I found F. kirtisinghei in sympatry with F. limnocharis. Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors This frog is active during daytime and can be found in leaf litter near streams inside forest. Possible reasons for amphibian decline Habitat modification from deforestation, or logging related activities Habitat fragmentation
Comments This species was formerly included in F. greenii sensu lato, and the former syntype series of F. greenii can include some specimens referable to F. kirtisinghei.
References
De Silva, A., Molur, S., and Walker, S. (2000). CAMP Report for Amphibians and Reptiles of Sri Lanka. Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Dutta, S.K. and Manamendra-Arachchi, K. (1996). The Amphibian Fauna of Sri Lanka. Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Manamendra-Arachchi, K. (2000). ''Know your frog.'' Sri Lanka Nature, 2(5), 4-16.
Written by peter Janzen (pjanzen AT gmx.de), dght First submitted 2005-05-17 Edited by Tate Tunstall (2005-09-06)
Citation: AmphibiaWeb: Information on
amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2013. Berkeley, California:
AmphibiaWeb.
Available: http://amphibiaweb.org/.
(Accessed: May 19, 2013).
AmphibiaWeb's policy on data use.
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