Pseudophilautus mittermeieri (Meegaskumbura & Manamendra-Arachchi, 2005)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Pseudophilautus mittermeieri, commonly known as Mittermeier's shrub frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Scientists have seen it between 60 and 150 meters above sea level.
The adult male frog measures 16.3 – 18.4 mm in snout-vent length. The skin of the dorsum is gray-green in color with orange tubercules on the head and some orange color on the back. The flanks are ashy yellow in color with dark brown marks. Parts of the belly are ashy yellow in color. The bottoms of the toes of the front feet are gray in color.
This species is threatened by habitat loss. Scientists attribute this to urbanization, increased land usage for farms, grazing, and logging.
Scientists named this frog for Russell Mittermeier, who served as President of Conservation International.
Wikipedia contributors, Pseudophilautus mittermeieri; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:16:47.405096+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pseudophilautus mittermeieri (Meegaskumbura & Manamendra-Arachchi, 2005)
- Name authority
- (Meegaskumbura & Manamendra-Arachchi, 2005)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Rhacophoridae
- Genus
- Pseudophilautus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyRhacophoridae Hoffman, 1932
- subfamilyRhacophorinae Hoffman, 1932
- genusPseudophilautus Laurent, 1943
- speciesPseudophilautus mittermeieri (Meegaskumbura & Manamendra-Arachchi, 2005)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pseudophilautus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Philautus mittermeieri Meegaskumbura & Manamendra-Arachchi, 2005 Meegaskumbura & Manamendra-Arachchi, 2005 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1102342 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4P73P. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.