Wildlifeof Sri Lanka
Gannoruwa Shrub Frog
Shrub Frogs & Tree Frogs
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Pseudophilautus zorro
Basic stats
Habitat
Closed-canopy rainforest; also gardens with plenty of leaf litter
Range
Near Kandy and the Knuckles Forest Reserve, 500-800m
Size
Males 19-23mm, females 22-30mm
The Gannoruwa shrub frog is endemic to central Sri Lanka, recorded near Kandy and in the Knuckles Forest Reserve at 500 to 800 m. Males are 19 to 23 mm long and females 22 to 30 mm. The back is brown and the belly dark brown, but individuals vary from light brown and pale to green or yellow (Wikipedia, general species account).
It lives in closed-canopy rainforest but can also occur in residential gardens with plenty of leaf litter. Building and agricultural chemicals are thought to have reduced its numbers. Nationally Critically Endangered (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Gannoruwa Shrub Frog live in?
- Closed-canopy rainforest; also gardens with plenty of leaf litter
- Where is the Gannoruwa Shrub Frog found?
- Near Kandy and the Knuckles Forest Reserve, 500-800m
- How big is the Gannoruwa Shrub Frog?
- Males 19-23mm, females 22-30mm