An endemic frog inhabiting stream banks, coastal marshy areas, lowland rain forests and plantations of the wet zone from sea level to about 1000 m elevations. Often found on rocks, low vegetation and leaf litter close to water sources. Diurnal activities can be observed in rain forest areas though mostly active during the night.
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Showing posts with label Ranidae. Show all posts
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Monday, January 10, 2022
Sri Lanka Golden-backed Frog/රන්වන් දිය මැඩියා (Indosylvirana serendipi)
Thursday, September 8, 2016
Friday, June 25, 2010
Common wood Frog/Bronzed frog (Indosylvirana temporalis)
Common wood Frog is a semi-arboreal common frog in shaded rocky streams of wet zone rain forests. It may be also inhabits paddy fields and such anthropogenic habitats. Anslem de Silva recorded it on the road to Horton plains at 1830m above sea level and it is considered as the highest location where this frog is recorded so far. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It lives mainly on wet rocks in streams rather than in the water itself and diurnal activities also observed in rain forest areas though mostly active during night and hide among rock boulders during day time.
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