Pseudophilautus reticulatus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
RHACOPHORIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Pseudophilautus reticulatus |
| Species Authority: |
(Günther, 1869) |
| Synonym/s: |
Philautus reticulatus Bossuyt & Dubois, 2001
Polypedates reticulatus Günther, 1869 "1868"
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| Taxonomic Notes: |
This species was resurrected from the synonymy of Philautus microtympanum by Dutta and Manamendra-Arachchi (1996). |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Endangered
B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s: |
Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi, Anslem de Silva, Deepthi Wickramasinghe |
| Reviewer/s: |
Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
Listed as Endangered, because its Extent of Occurrence of less than 5,000 km2 and its Area of Occupancy is less than 500 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is a continuing decline in the extent and quality of its forest habitat in central and southwestern Sri Lanka.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
This species is endemic to central and south-western parts of Sri Lanka at elevations of 30-900m asl. There are records from Kosmulla, Dediyagala, Yagirala, Induruwa, Norton Bridge and Haycock (Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda 2005). |
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
It is an uncommon species.
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It is largely arboreal, and is associated with the upper storey of closed-canopy forest habitats, but has also been observed perched on tall shrubs and occasionally on the forest floor, where it is assumed to have descended to breed. It calls from the forest canopy (10-20m above the ground), even during the daytime (Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda 2005). Breeding presumably takes place by direct development.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
The main threat is habitat loss as a result of commercial extraction of timber (selective logging) and clearance of habitat for tea plantations; agrochemical pollution from tea estates is an additional threat.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
It is present in Dediyagala Forest Reserve, Yagirala Forest Reserve, Haycock Forest Reserve and Gilimale-Eratne Forest Reserve.
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