Pseudophilautus hankeni, Meegaskumbura & Manamendra-Arachchi, 2011
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13712239 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C63D44-5640-7659-FCD2-4082FBA7FBC6 |
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Felipe |
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Pseudophilautus hankeni |
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Pseudophilautus hankeni View in CoL
Psuedophilautus hankeni a recently described species ( Meegaskumbura and Manamendra-Arachchi 2011); conservation status not assessed yet. Species only recorded from the Knuckles range and was previously recorded only in Dothalugala Man and Biosphere Reserve within the Knuckles conservation forest (Rajapaksha et al. 2006). Uncommon, arboreal species. Major habitat is montane forests living on mossy tree bark; occasionally recorded on ground. Documented from Kalupahana mountain range, Gomabaniya, and Yakungehela areas, expanding its previous range.
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