Common Shrub Frog
Pseudophilautus popularis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyRhacophoridae (Old World Tree Frogs)
- GenusPseudophilautus (Shrub Frogs)
- SpeciesPseudophilautus popularis (Common Shrub Frog)
Pseudophilautus popularis, the common 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, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. Scientists have seen it between 0 and 1067 meters above sea level. The adult male frog measures about 17.7 – 21.3 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog about 23.0 – 25.6 mm when full of eggs. The top of the frog's head and the skin of the dorsum are brown in color. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park
Chunam Tree Frog
Polypedates maculatus
Common Hourglass Tree Frog
Polypedates cruciger
Common skittering frog
Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis
Indian Five-Fingered Frog
Euphlyctis hexadactylus
Rohan's Globular Frog
Uperodon rohani
Common Indian Cricket Frog
Minervarya agricola
Common Indian Toad
Duttaphrynus melanostictus
Sri Lanka wood frog
Hydrophylax gracilis
Jerdon's Bullfrog
Hoplobatrachus crassus
Sri Lankan Bullfrog
Uperodon taprobanicus
Ornate Narrow-mouthed Toad
Microhyla ornata
Schneider's Toad
Duttaphrynus scaber
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Common Shrub Frog at Wilpattu National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |