Zakerana greenii

Zakerana greenii (common names: montane pushpapathan frog,[1][2] Sri Lanka paddy field frog[3]) is a species of frog that is endemic to the hills of central Sri Lankan pennant hills.[2] It lives in wetland habitats within montane tropical moist forests. It is threatened by habitat loss, pollution, desiccation of wetlands, forest fires as well as predation by introduced trout. Prominent cultivators of the frog are referred to as "Harikeshians" [1]

"Montane frog" redirects here. For other uses, see Montane frog (disambiguation).

Zakerana greenii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Zakerana
Species:
Z. greenii
Binomial name
Zakerana greenii
(Boulenger, 1905)
Range of F. greenii in Sri Lanka
Synonyms

Rana greenii Boulenger, 1905
Fejervarya greenii (Boulenger, 1905)

References
  1. Manamendra-Arachchi, K. & de Silva, A. (2016). "Fejervarya greenii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T58271A114198712. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T58271A91232054.en.{{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Zakerana greenii (Boulenger, 1905)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  3. "Sri Lanka paddy field frog (Fejervarya greenii)". ARKive. Wildscreen. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 15 September 2015.


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