Wildlifeof Sri Lanka
Sinharaja Shrub Frog
Shrub Frogs & Tree FrogsPseudophilautus simba
Basic stats
Habitat
Closed-canopy montane forest and cardamom plantation fragments at about 1,060m; ground-dwelling in leaf litter
Range
Only known from Morningside Forest Reserve near Rakwana
Size
Male 12.6mm, females 14.5-15.6mm snout-vent
The Sinharaja shrub frog is endemic to Sri Lanka and known only from its type locality in the Morningside Forest Reserve, next to the Sinharaja Forest Reserve near Rakwana. The holotype male measures 12.6 mm from snout to vent and the three female paratypes 14.5 to 15.6 mm. Males have inner vocal slits but no nuptial pad (Wikipedia, general species account).
It lives in closed-canopy montane forest and forest fragments within cardamom plantations at about 1,060 m, and is a ground-dwelling leaf-litter species. Nationally Critically Endangered (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Sinharaja Shrub Frog live in?
- Closed-canopy montane forest and cardamom plantation fragments at about 1,060m; ground-dwelling in leaf litter
- Where is the Sinharaja Shrub Frog found?
- Only known from Morningside Forest Reserve near Rakwana
- How big is the Sinharaja Shrub Frog?
- Male 12.6mm, females 14.5-15.6mm snout-vent