Wildlifeof Sri Lanka
Orange-canthal Shrub Frog
Shrub Frogs & Tree Frogs
Photo: Ioannis Magouras · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Pseudophilautus stictomerus
Basic stats
Habitat
Open and closed-canopy habitats, 60-515m; shrubs about 1m up
Range
Low-country wet zone of south-western Sri Lanka
Size
Males about 23mm, females 25-36mm snout-vent
The orange-canthal shrub frog is a low-country wet-zone species of south-western Sri Lanka. Males measure about 23 mm from snout to vent and females 25 to 36 mm. It has an elongated body and an obtusely pointed snout, a dark brown back with a narrow yellow stripe from snout to vent, and bright orange stripes along the canthal edges, upper eyelids and supratympanic folds (Wikipedia, general species account).
Albert Gunther described it from a single specimen collected by Colonel Richard Henry Beddome from 'Ceylon'. It is found in both open and closed-canopy habitats at 60 to 515 m, commonly on shrubs about 1 m up. Nationally Endangered (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Orange-canthal Shrub Frog live in?
- Open and closed-canopy habitats, 60-515m; shrubs about 1m up
- Where is the Orange-canthal Shrub Frog found?
- Low-country wet zone of south-western Sri Lanka
- How big is the Orange-canthal Shrub Frog?
- Males about 23mm, females 25-36mm snout-vent