Pseudophilautus schneideri Meegaskumbura & Manamendra-Arachchi, 2011
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 schneideri (Schneider's shrub frog) is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae, endemic to Sri Lanka. People have seen it in only a few places: Kudawa, Pituwela, and Kanneliya. People have seen it between 1100 and 1400 meters above sea level. The adult male frog measures 19.9 – 22.8 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog about 20.7 mm. The skin on the top of the frog's head is light brown and the skin on the sides of the frog's head is darker brown. The skin near the tympanum and intraorbital area is black in color. The skin of dorsum is dark brown in color with black spots and dark brown spots. The flanks are light brown with dark brown spots. The inguinal area is yellow-brown with dark brown spots. The sides of the legs are light brown with dark brown spots. All toes are light yellow-brown with some dark brown. The belly, chest, and throat are pale brown in color. Scientists named this frog after herpetologist Professor Christopher J. Schneider of Boston University.
Wikipedia contributors, Pseudophilautus schneideri; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:18:07.368617+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pseudophilautus schneideri Meegaskumbura & Manamendra-Arachchi, 2011
- Name authority
- Meegaskumbura & Manamendra-Arachchi, 2011
- 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 schneideri Meegaskumbura & Manamendra-Arachchi, 2011
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pseudophilautus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
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=1101257 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:4P74L. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.