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Common Name : Schneider´s Toad - Scientific Name : Duttaphrynus scaber
- Other Name : Shnidarge Gemba(S)
Radagama
10/26/2015
Radagama
10/26/2015
Radagama
11/14/2015
Radagama
11/14/2015
Radagama
11/14/2015
This is a species that is found in the lowlands. Other than in Sri Lanka it is only found in peninsular India.
The conservation status of this species is regarded as Vulnerable (National Red List 2012).
This is a species protected under the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance as amended by Act No. 22 of 2009.
This species is not commonly found near human habitations and can be found in forested areas in the Northwest, Northeast and Westerns parts of the island.
In Wilpattu I have observed this species in Hunuwilagama and Radagama.