Wildlifeof Sri Lanka
Stuart's Shrub Frog
Shrub Frogs & Tree Frogs
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Pseudophilautus stuarti
Basic stats
Range
Corbett's Gap, Knuckles range, at 1,249m (type locality)
Size
Males 24.2-25.3mm, female about 33.5mm snout-vent
Stuart's shrub frog is endemic to Sri Lanka and was first recorded at Corbett's Gap in the Knuckles range, at 1,249 m. Males measure 24.2 to 25.3 mm from snout to vent and the one female measured about 33.5 mm. The back is light green with darker green marks, the eardrum green, the mouth partly yellow, and the legs and flanks yellow. The belly has white tubercles (Wikipedia, citing Meegaskumbura and Manamendra-Arachchi 2005).
It was described in the 2005 paper naming eight new Sri Lankan shrub frogs. Nationally Critically Endangered (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).
Quick answers
- Where is the Stuart's Shrub Frog found?
- Corbett's Gap, Knuckles range, at 1,249m (type locality)
- How big is the Stuart's Shrub Frog?
- Males 24.2-25.3mm, female about 33.5mm snout-vent