Rediscovery of <i>Pseudophilautus hypomelas</i> (Günther, 1876) (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Peak Wilderness, Sri Lanka, a species thought to be extinct!

Rediscovery of <i>Pseudophilautus hypomelas</i> (Günther, 1876) (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Peak Wilderness, Sri Lanka, a species thought to be extinct!

Pseudophilautus hypomelas (Günther, 1876), was previously known from the type collection of 14 specimens deposited in the Natural History Museum, London. There has been no record of this species since the original description by Günther in 1876, and subsequently this species was considered extinct....

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Main Authors: L.J.M. Wickramasinghe, D.R. Vidanapathirana, M.D.G. Rajeev, N. Wickramasinghe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2013-12-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1009
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spelling doaj-5c48e78bfe6e4482b3dfbb03a49e852a2020-11-25T02:18:39ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072013-12-015175181519310.11609/JoTT.o3547.5181-93990Rediscovery of <i>Pseudophilautus hypomelas</i> (Günther, 1876) (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Peak Wilderness, Sri Lanka, a species thought to be extinct!L.J.M. WickramasingheD.R. VidanapathiranaM.D.G. RajeevN. WickramasinghePseudophilautus hypomelas (Günther, 1876), was previously known from the type collection of 14 specimens deposited in the Natural History Museum, London. There has been no record of this species since the original description by Günther in 1876, and subsequently this species was considered extinct. In recent explorations however, the species has been rediscovered from the Peak Wilderness, Central Hills of Sri Lanka, with a rediscription of the species from fresh collections.http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1009
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author L.J.M. Wickramasinghe
D.R. Vidanapathirana
M.D.G. Rajeev
N. Wickramasinghe
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D.R. Vidanapathirana
M.D.G. Rajeev
N. Wickramasinghe
Rediscovery of <i>Pseudophilautus hypomelas</i> (Günther, 1876) (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Peak Wilderness, Sri Lanka, a species thought to be extinct!
Journal of Threatened Taxa
author_facet L.J.M. Wickramasinghe
D.R. Vidanapathirana
M.D.G. Rajeev
N. Wickramasinghe
author_sort L.J.M. Wickramasinghe
title Rediscovery of <i>Pseudophilautus hypomelas</i> (Günther, 1876) (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Peak Wilderness, Sri Lanka, a species thought to be extinct!
title_short Rediscovery of <i>Pseudophilautus hypomelas</i> (Günther, 1876) (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Peak Wilderness, Sri Lanka, a species thought to be extinct!
title_full Rediscovery of <i>Pseudophilautus hypomelas</i> (Günther, 1876) (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Peak Wilderness, Sri Lanka, a species thought to be extinct!
title_fullStr Rediscovery of <i>Pseudophilautus hypomelas</i> (Günther, 1876) (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Peak Wilderness, Sri Lanka, a species thought to be extinct!
title_full_unstemmed Rediscovery of <i>Pseudophilautus hypomelas</i> (Günther, 1876) (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Peak Wilderness, Sri Lanka, a species thought to be extinct!
title_sort rediscovery of <i>pseudophilautus hypomelas</i> (günther, 1876) (amphibia: anura: rhacophoridae) from the peak wilderness, sri lanka, a species thought to be extinct!
publisher Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
series Journal of Threatened Taxa
issn 0974-7893
0974-7907
publishDate 2013-12-01
description Pseudophilautus hypomelas (Günther, 1876), was previously known from the type collection of 14 specimens deposited in the Natural History Museum, London. There has been no record of this species since the original description by Günther in 1876, and subsequently this species was considered extinct. In recent explorations however, the species has been rediscovered from the Peak Wilderness, Central Hills of Sri Lanka, with a rediscription of the species from fresh collections.
url http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1009
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