Poppy's Shrub Frog Philautus Poppiae

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by Iresh Sujeewa

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Poppy's Shrub Frog Philautus Poppiae
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Named by Meegaskumbura and Manamendre-Arachchi in 2005 from specimens found at Hadapan Falls, Moningside in the eastern part of the World Heritage Sinharaja Forest.

Poppy's Shrub Frog Philautus Poppiae

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Poppy's Shrub Frog Philautus Poppiae

This endemic amphibian species, which is recorded only in this part of the world at a height of 1060 meters above sea level in the Rakwan mountain range, can be described as an animal species that is threatened with extinction due to any change in the environment. (Amphibians of Sri Lanka - Calum Manamendra-Arachchi, Rohan Pethiagoda 2006)