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Found only in wetzone below 1230 m. Inhabit near flowing streams. තෙත් කළාපය තුළ පමණක්, මුහුදු මට්ටමේ සිට උස මීටර් 1230 වඩා අඩු ගලායන දොළ පහරවල් ආසනව හමුවන විශේෂයකි
Conservation Status: Vulnerable (VU)
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Listen to the call recordings collected for Kelaart's Dwarf Toad. Amphibian calls are unique to each species and play a vital role in communication, mating, and territorial behaviour. These recordings were captured in the field and represent the natural vocalisations of this species in its native habitat.
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References
De Silva, A., Gabadage, D. E., Bahir, M. M., Botejue, W. M. S., Madawala, M. B., Surasinghe, T. D., ... & Karunarathna, D. M. S. S. (2014). On the discovery of second living population of Adenomus kandianus (Günther, 1872) from sri lanka: with the bioECOLOGY, and detailed redescription to the species.
Manamendra-Arachchi, K. & Pethiyagoda, R. (2006) Sri Lankawe ubhayajeeveen [‘The amphibian fauna of Sri Lanka’]. WHT Publications, Colombo, 440 pp., 88 pls. [in Sinhala]
Manamendra-Arachchi, K., & Pethiyagoda, R. (1998). A synopsis of the Sri Lankan Bufonidae (Amphibia: Anura) with description of new species. Journal of South Asian Natural History, 3, 213-248.
Meegaskumbura, M., Senevirathne, G., Wijayathilaka, N., Jayawardena, B., Bandara, C., Manamendra-Arachchi, K., & Pethiyagoda, R. (2015). The Sri Lankan torrent toads (Bufonidae: Adenominae: Adenomus): species boundaries assessed using multiple criteria. Zootaxa, 3911(2), 245-261.
Wickramasinghe, L. M., Vidanapathirana, D. R., & Wickramasinghe, N. (2012). Back from the dead: The world’s rarest toad Adenomus kandianus rediscovered in Sri Lanka. Zootaxa, 3347(1), 63-68.
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