Pseudophilautus stuarti (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.
Pseudophilautus stuarti is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Pseudophilautus stuarti, known as Stuart's shrub frog, is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It was first formally observed in Corbett's Gap in the Knuckles Mountain Range, 1249 meters above sea level.
The adult male frog measures 24.2 – 25.3 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog about 33.45 mm. The skin of dorsum is light green in color with some darker green marks. The tympanum is green in color and parts of the mouth are yellow. The legs and toes are yellow on the dorsal side and darker yellow-gray on the ventral side. The flanks are yellow in color. There are white tubercules on the belly. Parts of the hind legs are yellow in color.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
It is threatened by habitat loss associated with urbanization, grazing, and logging.
Wikipedia contributors, Pseudophilautus stuarti; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:19:51.410300+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pseudophilautus stuarti (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 stuarti (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 stuarti 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=1102355 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.
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:4P74Z. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.