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Schneider's Shrub Frog

Shrub Frogs & Tree Frogs

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Pseudophilautus schneideri

Basic stats

Size

Males 19.9-22.8mm snout-vent

Schneider's shrub frog is endemic to Sri Lanka and known from only a few places: Kudawa, Pituwela and Kanneliya. Males measure 19.9 to 22.8 mm from snout to vent and females about 20.7 mm. The head is light brown with darker sides and black around the eardrum, the back dark brown with black and dark brown spots, and the belly and throat pale brown (Wikipedia, citing Meegaskumbura and Manamendra-Arachchi 2011).

It is named after the herpetologist Christopher J. Schneider of Boston University. Nationally Endangered (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).

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How big is the Schneider's Shrub Frog?
Males 19.9-22.8mm snout-vent
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