Pseudophilautus popularis
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
RHACOPHORIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Pseudophilautus popularis |
| Species Authority: |
(Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2005) |
| Synonym/s: |
Philautus popularis Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2005
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s: |
Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi, Rohan Pethiyagoda |
| Reviewer/s: |
Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
Listed as Least Concern because, although its Extent of Occurrence is probably less than 5,000 km2, it is common, adaptable, and does not appear to be in decline.
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population: |
It is a very common species.
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| Population Trend: |
Stable
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It lives up to 1 metre above the ground on leaves and twigs in lowland moist forest, degraded forest, small farms, and urban gardens in the lowland wet zone. It is very adaptable. It is a species that breeds by direct development.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
Agro-chemical pollution and intensive urbanization is a major threat to this species, although these are mainly localized at present.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
Its range includes Labugama-Kalatuwawa Forest Reserve.
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