SAMARASINGHE_2012_P_RUS_ADVERTISEMENT CALL (original) (raw)

The Kandyan Shrub Frog, Pseudophilautus rus (Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2005) (Fig. 1) is known only from two localities around Kandy (500–800 m a.s.l), Sri Lanka; Kiribathkumbura and Pilimatalawa. Mature males attain a SVL of 20.6– 24.1 mm and mature females up to 23.1 mm (Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2005). P. rus perches on low vegetation, usually on leaves and branches of shrubs, grass, and logs, 0.1–1.5 m above the ground. Males of the species produce one of the most frequently heard calls in suburban and urban areas in Kandy, together with the common shrub frog P. popularis. Here, I describe for the first time the advertisement call of P. rus.

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