Sphaerotheca rolandae

Sphaerotheca rolandae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Sphaerotheca
Species:
S. rolandae
Binomial name
Sphaerotheca rolandae
(Dubois, 1983)
Synonyms

Rana breviceps ssp. rolandae Dubois, 1983
Tomopterna 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

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. ↑ 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.