Pseudophilautus rus (Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2005)
Philautus rus Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2005, Raffles Bull. Zool., Suppl., 12: 250. Holotype: WHT 3474, by original designation. Type locality: "Kiribatkumbura (near Peradeniya), alt. 450 m (07° 16′ N, 80° 34′ E)", Sri Lanka.
Pseudophilautus rus — Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, and Zhang, 2009, Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 53: 519. Provisional arrangement and by implication.
English Names
Kandyan Shrub Frog (De Silva, 2009, Amph. Rep. Sri Lanka Photograph. Guide: 112).
Distribution
Kandy region at 500-800 m elevation, central Sri Lanka.
Comment
Most similar to Philautus temporalis, Philautus popularis, and Philautus nanus according to the original publication. See statement of geographic range, habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 634. De Silva, 2009, Amph. Rep. Sri Lanka Photograph. Guide: 112, provided a brief account and color photograph.
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