| Sphaerotheca rolandae | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Sphaerotheca |
| Species: | S. rolandae |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphaerotheca rolandae (Dubois, 1983) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Rana breviceps ssp. rolandae Dubois, 1983 | |
Sphaerotheca rolandae (common names: Sri Lanka bullfrog, Roland's burrowing frog, southern burrowing frog, marble sand frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae found in Sri Lanka. It is controversial whether the species also occurs in India and Nepal. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ^ Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi, Sushil Dutta (2004). "Sphaerotheca rolandae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58759A11838218. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58759A11838218.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Sphaerotheca rolandae (Dubois, 1983)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
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| Sphaerotheca rolandae | |
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