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An Elegant Shrub Frog looking ... elegant? The original description of this species says: "The species-name decoris is Latin for ‘adorned, elegant, beautiful’: an allusion to the elaborate dermal ornamentation in this species." Geotagged,Pseudophilautus decoris,Sri Lanka,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

An Elegant Shrub Frog looking ... elegant?

The original description of this species says: "The species-name decoris is Latin for ‘adorned, elegant, beautiful’: an allusion to the elaborate dermal ornamentation in this species."

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Quite elegant, indeed. Posted 5 years ago
  2. View Patomarazul's profile
    Patomarazul
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    I agree also on the name! :-D Posted 2 years ago

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The Elegant Shrub Frog

''Pseudophilautus decoris'', commonly known as Elegant Shrub Frog, is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae.

It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, and heavily degraded former forest.
It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Species identified by John Sullivan
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By John Sullivan

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Uploaded Sep 20, 2019. Captured Aug 15, 2019 20:38 in Kalawana, Sri Lanka.
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  • PENTAX K-3 II
  • f/18.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.