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What

Pseudophilautus microtympanum

Observer

herpguy

Date

Sep 28, 2008

Place

Horton Plains, Sri Lanka (Google, OSM)

Description

This Rhacophorid was observed in a forested area in the Horton Plains area in central Sri Lanka.

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Rhinophis blythii

Observer

herpguy

Date

Sep 22, 2008

Place

Lindula, Sri Lanka (Google, OSM)

Description

This endemic Shield-tail snake was found in a tea plantation in southern Sri Lanka together with several other endemic reptiles notably with the endemic snake genus Aspidura.

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Aspidura trachyprocta

Observer

herpguy

Date

Sep 22, 2008

Place

Lindula, Sri Lanka (Google, OSM)

Description

This endemic genus of snakes is represented by 6 species in Sri Lanka. This snake was found near a tea plantation in southern Sri Lanka together with several other endemic reptiles notably the endemic Shield-tail snake Rhinophis blythii.

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Lankascincus taprobanensis

Observer

herpguy

Date

Oct 2, 2008

Place

Horton Plains, Sri Lanka (Google, OSM)

Description

This endemic species and genus of skinks was found in a forested area in the Horton Plains together with the dicroglossid frogs Fejervarya greenii and Fejervarya kirtsinghei, the microhylid Microhyla zeylanica and the endemic agamid Ceratophora stoddartii.

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What

Ceratophora stoddartii

Observer

herpguy

Date

Oct 2, 2008

Place

Horton Plains, Sri Lanka (Google, OSM)

Description

This male, endemic agamid was found in a forested area in the Horton Plains together with the dicroglossid frogs Fejervarya greenii and Fejervarya kirtsinghei, and the microhylid Microhyla zeylanica.

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What

Pseudophilautus alto

Observer

herpguy

Date

Oct 2, 2008

Place

Horton Plains, Sri Lanka (Google, OSM)

Description

Found in wooded forest together with F. greenii, Fejervarya kirtsinghei, Microhyla zeylonica, and the endemic agamid Ceratophora stoddartii.

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Microhyla zeylanica

Observer

herpguy

Date

Oct 2, 2008

Place

Horton Plains, Sri Lanka (Google, OSM)

Description

Found in wooded forest together with F. greenii, Fejervarya kirtsinghei, and the endemic agamid Ceratophora stoddartii.

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Mountain Paddy Field Frog (Fejervarya kirtisinghei)

Observer

herpguy

Date

Oct 2, 2008

Place

Horton Plains, Sri Lanka (Google, OSM)

Description

Found in wooded forest together with F. greenii, Microhyla zeylonica, and the endemic agamid Ceratophora stoddartii.

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Fejervarya greenii

Observer

herpguy

Date

Oct 2, 2008

Place

Horton Plains, Sri Lanka (Google, OSM)

Description

Found in wooded forest together with F. kirtsinghei, Microhyla zeylanica and the endemic agamid Ceratophora stoddartii.