Nannophrys marmorata, Kirtisinghe, 1946

Samarawickrama, V. A. M. P. K., Samarawickrama, D. R. N. S. & Kumburegama, Shalika, 2012, Herpetofauna in the Kaluganga upper catchment of the Knuckles Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 5 (2), pp. 81-89 : 84

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13712239

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C63D44-5647-765E-FF48-4523FAA1F9E6

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Nannophrys marmorata
status

 

Nannophrys marmorata View in CoL

Endemic, Critically Endangered species restricted to the Knuckles. Only recorded in Patana grasslands found within sub-montane and lowland semi-evergreen forests and in moist rock crevices. There are two other species recorded in this genus: N. ceylonensis found in the lowland wet zone and N. naeyakai restricted to the Uva and eastern provinces of Sri Lanka ( Fernando et al. 2007).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Amphibia

Order

Anura

Family

Dicroglossidae

Genus

Nannophrys

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Squamata

Family

Colubridae

Genus

Boiga

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