55 ~Karunarathna’s Shrub Frog~

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**Karunarathna’s Shrub Frog

Scientific name: Pseudophilautus karunarathnai

Article (short):

Tiny enough to rest on a fingertip, Karunarathna’s shrub frog is a whisper of life in leaf litter and understory shrubs of the central hills. Micro-endemism and dependence on humid montane leaf litter make this species a sentinel for cloud-forest health - where the frog goes, the forest goes.

Quick facts

Status (approx.): Critically Endangered / recently described and range-limited.

Range: Central hills/cloud-forest pockets (Sri Lanka).

Habitat: Leaf-litter, understory shrubs near streams in cloud forests.

Diet: Small invertebrates (ants, mites, tiny flies).

Lifespan: A few years typical for small frogs.

Reproduction: Direct developers in many Sri Lankan shrub frogs (eggs hatch as tiny froglets), often in leaf nests.

Ecological role: Insect population control; prey for larger invertebrates and birds; indicator of forest microclimate.

Main threats: Habitat loss, stream drying, pollution, climate change shifting cloud base.

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