A survey on the amphibians of Ambagamuwa, a tropical wet midland area in Sri Lanka
2009
Nayana Pradeep Kumara, D.M. | Ukuwela, K.D.B.
A survey to assess the amphibian diversity of Ambagamuwa area in the mid-hills of Sri Lanka was carried out from January-February 2003 and in August 2007. Five different habitat types including gardens, primary forests, secondary forests, paddy fields and tea plantations were systematically sampled and investigated for amphibians. The survey revealed a total of 19 amphibian species with eleven of them endemic to the island and nine of them listed in the 2007 IUCN red list of threatened species. Two new frog species of the genus Philautus were discovered in this area. The overall existence of a high number of threatened species and the possible existence of so far undiscovered species strikes the importance of an urgent conservation of this area.
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