Wildlifeof Sri Lanka
Handapan Ella Shrub Frog
Shrub Frogs & Tree Frogs
Photo: Mvshreeram · CC BY-SA 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Pseudophilautus lunatus
Basic stats
Range
Handapan Ella Plains, eastern Sinharaja, 1,270m (type locality)
Size
Female 40.9mm snout-vent
The Handapan Ella shrub frog is endemic to Sri Lanka and known only from its type locality, Handapan Ella Plains in the eastern part of the Sinharaja World Heritage Site, at 1,270 m. The one adult female measured 40.9 mm from snout to vent. It has black spots near the eyes and a white chin, a red-brown middle of the back and grey-brown sides with black marks, a grey-white belly, dark grey toes with some yellow on top, and brown in the eye (Wikipedia, general species account).
Nationally Critically Endangered (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).
Quick answers
- Where is the Handapan Ella Shrub Frog found?
- Handapan Ella Plains, eastern Sinharaja, 1,270m (type locality)
- How big is the Handapan Ella Shrub Frog?
- Female 40.9mm snout-vent