Sharp-snout Saddled Tree Frog

The sharp-snout saddled tree frog, also called the southern whipping frog or long-snouted tree frog, is endemic to Sri Lanka. Males measure 41 to 47 mm from snout to vent and females 57 to 60 mm. The back is dark brown or red-brown with a red stripe from the nose along each flank, and the lips are white or yellow (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is arboreal and lives high in trees, and a good jumper. To breed the adults climb down to pools near streams, and a female lays 28 to 42 eggs per clutch. The tadpoles become frogs in about ten weeks. Nationally Endangered (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).