Lankanectes corrugatus explained

Lankanectes corrugatus (common names: Sri Lanka wart frog, corrugated water frog) is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae.[1] It was once monotypic within the genus Lankanectes,[2] until the second species - Lankanectes pera was described in 2018 from Knuckles Mountain Range.[3] It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1]

L. corrugatus is an aquatic frog species inhabiting slow-moving rivers in marshy areas.[4] It is a common species. Threats to it are agrochemical pollution and wetland reclamation for housing and vegetable farms.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lankanectes corrugatus (Peters, 1863) . Frost, Darrel R. . 2014 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 2 June 2014.
  2. Web site: Lankanectes Dubois and Ohler, 2001 . Frost, Darrel R. . 2014 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 2 June 2014.
  3. Web site: A new frog species from rapidly dwindling cloud forest streams of Sri Lanka—Lankanectes pera . Zootaxa 4461(4):519-538. 25 August 2018.
  4. Book: Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles . 4th . Laurie J.. Vitt. Janalee P. . Caldwell. Academic Press. 2014. 509–510.

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