Frogs & Toads
Pug-nosed Shrub Frog (Pseudophilautus silus), Rainforest Eco-lodge, near Sinharaja Tropical Rainforest National Park, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. Altitude 995 m, 3264 feet above mean sea level.
Günther’s Golden-backed Frog (Hylarana temporalis), near the footbridge over the stream at Hakgala Gardens (1726 m or 5663 feet above mean sea level [MSL]), Central Province, Sri Lanka.
A frog beside a tooth-pick (possibly Ramanella variegata), at the old house on Gregory’s Road, Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo 7 Western Province, Sri Lanka.
Ramanella variegata, colloquially called the Termite Nest Frog or White-bellied Pug Snout Frog, is a species of narrow-mouthed frog.
They are most likely to be seen during the Southwest monsoon season, when they may enter homes due to localized flooding.
A Sri Lanka Whipping Frog, also known as a Common Hour-glass Tree-frog (Polypedates cruciger), outside a Villa at Ula Galla, Tirappane, North Central Province, Sri Lanka.
A young, unidentified tree frog (Pseudophilautus spp.), 98 Acres, Ella, Central Province, Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Paddy Field Frog (Minervarya greenii) Polhena, near Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
Polonnaruwa Shrub Frog (Pseudophilautus regius) Vil Uyana, near Sigiriya, North Central Province, Sri Lanka.
Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Asian Black-spectacled Toad), near Tangalle, Hambantota, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
A green-coloured variation of Duttaphrynus melanostictus. (Asian Black-spectacled Toad), near Tangalle, Hambantota, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
Polypedates cruciger (Sri Lanka Whipping Frog or Common Hour-glass Tree-frog), in the stairwell, Jetwing Vil Uyana, near Sigiriya, Central Province, Sri Lanka.
Polypedates cruciger (Sri Lanka Whipping Frog or Common Hour-glass Tree-frog), watching for prey on the stairwell lampshade, Jetwing Vil Uyana, near Sigiriya, Central Province, Sri Lanka.
Green Pond Frog (Euphlyctis hexadactylus) in a roadside puddle, Wilpattu National Park, North Central Province, Sri Lanka.
Polypedates maculatus (Common Tree Frog), hiding during the daytime, at the Entrance Museum of the Bundala National Park, East of Hambantota, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
A young, unidentified tree frog (Pseudophilautus spp.), 98 Acres, Ella, Central Province, Sri Lanka.