Zakerana kirtisinghei

"Kirtisinghe's frog" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Kirtisinghe's rock frog.
Zakerana kirtisinghei
Zakerana kirtisinghei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Subfamily: Dicroglossinae
Genus: Zakerana
Species: Z. kirtisinghei
Binomial name
Zakerana kirtisinghei
(Manamendra-Arachchi & Gabadage, 1996)
Range of Z. kirtisinghei in Sri Lanka
Synonyms

Limnonectes kirtisinghei Manamendra-Arachchi & Gabadage, 1996
Fejervarya kirtisinghei (Manamendra-Arachchi & Gabadage, 1996)

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

Zakerana 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. 1 2 Manamendra-Arachchi, K. & de Silva, A. (2004). "Zakerana kirtisinghei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  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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