Pseudophilautus mittermeieri
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
RHACOPHORIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Pseudophilautus mittermeieri |
| Species Authority: |
(Meegaskumbura & Manamendra-Arachchi, 2005) |
| Synonym/s: |
Philautus mittermeieri Meegaskumbura & Manamendra-Arachchi, 2005
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Endangered
B1ab(iii)
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2006 |
| Assessor/s: |
Madhava Meegaskumbura, 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 Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 5,000km2, it is currently only known from two localities, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its forest habitat.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
This lowland Sri Lankan endemic is only known from two localities: the type locality of Kottawa at 60m asl, and from Beraliya Forest, Elpitiya, at 150m asl, both in the south of the country (Meegaskumbura and Manamendra-Arachchi 2005). |
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
The current population status is not known.
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It inhabits the shrub understorey of closed-canopy lowland rainforest. It is not believed to be tolerant of habitat degradation. Males are seen calling at night in chorus from leaves up to 1m above the ground (Meegaskumbura and Manamendra-Arachchi 2005). It presumably breeds by direct development like other species of the genus.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
Some parts of its range are impacted by intensive land-use change, due to smallholder farming activities and logging. Drought is also a threat.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
It occurs in the Kottawa Forest Reserve and the Beraliya Forest Reserve. Further survey work is needed to determine the population status of this species.
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