| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | AMPHIBIA | ANURA | RHACOPHORIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Pseudophilautus halyi |
| Species Authority: | (Boulenger, 1904) |
| Synonym/s: |
Ixalus halyi Boulenger, 1904
Philautus halyi Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2005
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| Taxonomic Notes: | This species is considered distinct from Philautus leucorhinus following Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda (2005). |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Extinct ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2004 |
| Assessor/s: | Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi, Anslem de Silva |
| Reviewer/s: | Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox) |
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Justification: Listed as Extinct because it has not been recorded for over 100 years, and extensive searches over the last ten years have failed to locate this species. |
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| Range Description: | This species is endemic to Sri Lanka, and is known only from the type locality of "Pattipola, Ceylon [= Sri Lanka]", where it was collected in 1899 (Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda 2005). |
| Countries: |
Regionally extinct:
Sri Lanka
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| Range Map: |
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| Population: | It is known only from the holotype, and there have been no sightings since 1899. The species is believed to now be extinct, because recent extensive field surveys of the amphibian fauna of Sri Lanka have not rediscovered this frog. |
| Habitat and Ecology: | The habitat requirements of the species are not known. It presumably bred by direct development. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | The causes of the extinction are not known, but presumably habitat loss was a contributing factor. |
| Conservation Actions: | It has not been recorded from any protected areas. |
| Citation: | Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi, Anslem de Silva 2004. Pseudophilautus halyi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012. |
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