Taruga fastigo (Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2001)
Polypedates fastigo Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2001, J. South Asian Nat. Hist., 5: 192. Holotype: WHT 2352, by original designation.. Type locality: "Morningside Estate (near Rakwana), alt. 1060 m (06° 24′ N, 80° 38′ E)", Sri Lanka.
Taruga fastigo — Meegaskumbura, Meegaskumbura, Bowatte, Manamendra-Arachchi, Pethiyagoda, Hanken, and Schneider, 2010, Ceylon J. Sci., Biol. Sci., 39: 83.
English Names
None noted.
Distribution
Known only from the type locality (Morningside Estate, near Rakwana, elevation 1060 m, 06° 24′ N, 80° 38′ E), Sri Lanka, 1060 m elevation.
Comment
Confused with Polypedates eques prior to its description. See photograph, map, description of geographic range and habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 537.
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