Wildlifeof Sri Lanka
Moore's Shrub Frog
Shrub Frogs & Tree Frogs
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Pseudophilautus mooreorum
Basic stats
Habitat
Closed-canopy cloud forest; shrubs 1-3m up
Range
Knuckles Hills, 1,100-1,245m
Size
Males 29.4-31.3mm, females 33.8-35.0mm snout-vent
Moore's shrub frog is endemic to Sri Lanka and has been recorded in the Knuckles Hills at 1,100 to 1,245 m. Males measure 29.4 to 31.3 mm from snout to vent and females 33.8 to 35.0 mm. The head is bright luminous green, the flanks yellow and white, the hind legs green with white, and the toes white with white climbing discs (Wikipedia, citing Meegaskumbura and Manamendra-Arachchi 2005).
It lives on shrubs in cloud forest with a closed canopy, with males seen 1 to 3 m up in the understorey. Like other Pseudophilautus it develops directly, hatching as a froglet with no tadpole stage. Nationally Critically Endangered (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Moore's Shrub Frog live in?
- Closed-canopy cloud forest; shrubs 1-3m up
- Where is the Moore's Shrub Frog found?
- Knuckles Hills, 1,100-1,245m
- How big is the Moore's Shrub Frog?
- Males 29.4-31.3mm, females 33.8-35.0mm snout-vent