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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Ranidae |
Genus: | Hydrophylax |
Species: | H. gracilis
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Binomial name | |
Hydrophylax gracilis (
Gravenhorst, 1829)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Hydrophylax gracilis, also known as Gravenhorst's frog, Gravenhorst's golden-backed frog, and Sri Lanka wood frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. [2] It is endemic to Sri Lanka. [1] [2] [3]
Hydrophylax gracilis occurs in marshes, agricultural land, grassland, and bush forests at elevations below 600 m (2,000 ft). Adult frogs are semi- arboreal and semi-aquatic, whereas the tadpoles live in stagnant waters. H. gracilis is a common species that can be threatened by loss of its wetland habitats through wetland reclamation, urbanization, and aquatic agrochemical pollution. However, it is present in many protected areas. [1]
Hydrophylax gracilis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Ranidae |
Genus: | Hydrophylax |
Species: | H. gracilis
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Binomial name | |
Hydrophylax gracilis (
Gravenhorst, 1829)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Hydrophylax gracilis, also known as Gravenhorst's frog, Gravenhorst's golden-backed frog, and Sri Lanka wood frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. [2] It is endemic to Sri Lanka. [1] [2] [3]
Hydrophylax gracilis occurs in marshes, agricultural land, grassland, and bush forests at elevations below 600 m (2,000 ft). Adult frogs are semi- arboreal and semi-aquatic, whereas the tadpoles live in stagnant waters. H. gracilis is a common species that can be threatened by loss of its wetland habitats through wetland reclamation, urbanization, and aquatic agrochemical pollution. However, it is present in many protected areas. [1]