New Sri Lanka Frog

In Zootaza 1403: 55-68 (2007) a new species of frog from Sri Lanka is described.

In the paper A new species of endemic frog belonging to genus Nannophrys Gunther, 1869 (Anura: Dicoglossinae) from Sri Lanka the authors S.S. Fernando, L.J. Mendis Wickramasingha and R.K. Rodirigo outline the fourth species of the genus Nannophrys.

In 2004 and 2005 nine (9) specimens of the amphibian were collected. These came from Kokagala, Padiyatalawa of the Ampara District and from Yakunattela of the Bibile of the Monaragala District in Uva province.

The new frog is distinct from other Nannophrys by:

"...distal subarticular tubercle and penultimate subarticlar tubercles of the 4th toe are well separated (vs. these two tubercles close in all other species of the genus). Supernumerary tubercle absent or smaller than penultimate subarticular tubercle on the 4th toe. A hard sharp narrow symphysial knob and close pair of sharp apophyses on the anterior edge of the mandible and symphysial knob lower than two opophyses (vs. all other species with a blunt wider symphysial knob and wider pair of apophyes on the anterior edge of the mandible, and symphysial knob of the same height or higher than two aophyses). Palmer tubercles comparatively smaller, inner palmar tubercle separated from outer palmer tubercle (vs. other relatives posses palmer tubercles comparatively large, inner palmer tubercle connected with outer palmar tubercle)."