Pseudophilautus temporalis
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
RHACOPHORIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Pseudophilautus temporalis |
| Species Authority: |
(Günther, 1864) |
| Synonym/s: |
Ixalus temporalis Günther, 1864
Philautus temporalis Inger In Frost, 1985
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| Taxonomic Notes: |
Specimens formerly attributed to Philautus temporalis and P. leucorhinus from the Western Ghats are now correctly assigned to P. wynaadensis. P. temporalis and P. leucorhinus are now considered to be endemic species of Sri Lanka (S.D. Biju and K. Manamendra-Arachchi pers. comm.). |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Extinct
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s: |
S.D. Biju, Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi |
| Reviewer/s: |
Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox) |
| Contributor/s: |
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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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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
This species is endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is known only from the non-specific type locality of "Ceylon" (Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda 2005). It is not possible to produce a distribution map for this species because the exact location of the type locality is not known. |
| Countries: |
Regionally extinct: Sri Lanka |
| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
It is known only from the lectotype and type series, and has not been recorded since the original description in 1864. Recent, extensive field surveys of the amphibian fauna of Sri Lanka have failed to rediscover this frog and it is now considered to be extinct.
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
The habitat requirements of this species are not known. It presumably bred by direct development.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
The causes of the species' extinction are not known, but presumably habitat loss was a contributing factor.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
It has not been recorded from any protected areas.
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