Lankanectes pera

Lankanectes pera is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae.[2][3] It is the second species found within the genus Lankanectes. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[4]

Lankanectes pera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Nyctibatrachidae
Genus: Lankanectes
Species:
L. pera
Binomial name
Lankanectes pera
Senevirathne et al, 2018[1]

Etymology

The specific name pera refers the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, where its alumni affectionately refer to it as Pera.[1]

Description

It is larger than the Lankanectes corrugatus.[1] Body length of mature male is 66.0 mm and mature female ranges from 51.0 mm to 55.8 mm. Dorsal surface chocolate brown with unequal dark patches and small pale spots. Venter grayish. A light-brown bar is present with dark edges on inter-orbital area. There are white tubercles found on throat.[5] Edge of the upper lip, toes, foot and flank are uniformly gray. Body stout with dorsally flat head. Head with a cephalic knob. Canthal edges indistinct. Loreal region convex. Nostrils oval. Tympanum, cephalic ridges and pineal ocellus absent. Tusk like vomerine teeth present. Large tongue emarginated without a lingual papilla. There are two fang-like processes found on the mandible. Dorsal surface of head and body covered possess corrugations. Glandular warts are white-tipped. Finger tips round and enlarge without adhesive discs. Webbing on fingers and nuptial pads absent.[1]

Ecology

It lives in muddy substrates and marshy areas of streams flowing through Dothalugala and Bamabarella and Riverston regions of Knuckles Mountain Range.[1]

References
  1. Senevirathne, Gayani; Samarawickrama, V. A. M. P. K.; Wijayathilaka, Nayana; Manamendra-Arachchi, Kelum; Bowatte, Gayan; Samarawickrama, D. R. N. S. & Meegaskumbura, Madhava (2018). "A new frog species from rapidly dwindling cloud forest streams of Sri Lanka—Lankanectes pera (Anura, Nyctibatrachidae)". Zootaxa. 4461 (4): 519. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4461.4.4.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Lankanectes pera Senevirathne, Samarawickrama, Wijayathilaka, Manamendra-Arachchi, Bowatte, Samarawickrama, and Meegaskumbura, 2018". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  3. "Lankanectes pera". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  4. "New species of Frogs in Knuckles". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  5. "A new frog species from rapidly dwindling cloud forest streams of Sri Lanka—Lankanectes pera". Department of Zoology - Sri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
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