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Pseudophilautus silus
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Rhacophoridae
Genus:	Pseudophilautus
Species:	P. silus
Binomial name
Pseudophilautus silus (Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2005)
Synonyms
Philautus silus Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2005

Pseudophilautus silus, known as pug-nosed shrub frog is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to southern Sri Lanka and known from the both sides of the Horton Plains (near Agarapatana and Haputale).

Its natural habitats are closed-canopy forests but it also occurs in open, anthropogenic habitats. It is an uncommon species threatened by the encroachment of tea plantations, firewood collection, expanding human settlements, and agro-chemical pollution.

References

1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Pseudophilautus silus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58904A156585162. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58904A156585162.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. "27 new Pseudophilautus (firstly: Philautus) • Sri Lankan Shrub Frogs (Rhacophorinae)". Novataxa. July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
3. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Pseudophilautus silus (Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2005)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 January 2016.

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