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Kirtisinghe's Frog

Minervarya kirtisinghei (Manamendra-Arachchi & Gabadage 1996)

Description

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Size of male: 26-39 mm, female: 33-44 mm Colour of dorsum is brown with dark brown or rounded patches, with or without a bright chstnut to pale yellow mid-vertebral band.Ventrally pale yellow. Throat. Breast and under side of thigh ans tibia with dark speckles in some specimens.This species was formerly included in F. greenii sensu lato, and the former syntype series of F. greenii can include some specimens referable to F. kirtisinghei.
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Distribution and Habitat

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Terra typica: Moray Estate, Rajamally, near Mousakelle, Sri Lanka. Endemic for Sri Lanka. A montane species, having been recorded between altitudes of 150-1580 m asl. In hills of western, central ans eastern Sri Lanka. Found in margins of shaded, shallow, slow-flowing streams in sympatry with Rana temporalis, Nannophrys ceylonensis and Lankanectes corrugatus. I found F. kirtisinghei in sympatry with F. limnocharis.
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Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors

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This frog is active during daytime and can be found in leaf litter near streams inside forest.
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Minervarya kirtisinghei

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Minervarya kirtisinghei (Kirtisinghe's frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka where it is found in the montane south-central to lowland southwestern areas.[2]

Minervarya kirtisinghei is a common frog. They occur in tropical forests, savanna, grasslands and wetlands, in both montane and lowland areas, as well as in some human-made habitats like rubber and palm oil plantations and home gardens. Adults are semi-aquatic whereas the larvae are aquatic.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Manamendra-Arachchi, K. & de Silva, A. (2016). "Fejervarya kirtisinghei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T58274A91233634. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T58274A91233634.en.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Zakerana kirtisinghei (Manamendra-Arachchi and Gabadage, 1996)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
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Minervarya kirtisinghei: Brief Summary

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Minervarya kirtisinghei (Kirtisinghe's frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka where it is found in the montane south-central to lowland southwestern areas.

Minervarya kirtisinghei is a common frog. They occur in tropical forests, savanna, grasslands and wetlands, in both montane and lowland areas, as well as in some human-made habitats like rubber and palm oil plantations and home gardens. Adults are semi-aquatic whereas the larvae are aquatic.

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