[ It was first described by Albert Günther (as Ixalus stictomerus) based on a single individual collected by Colonel Richard Henry Beddome from 'Ceylon'.[2]]Description
Male Pseudophilautus stictomerus measure about {{convert|23|mm|abbr=on}} in snout-vent length of and females {{convert|25|-|36|mm|abbr=on}}. They have an elongated body with an obtusely pointed snout. The dorsum is dark brown. There is a narrow yellow stripe on mid-dorsum from tip of snout to vent. There are also bright orange stripes running along the canthal edges, edges of upper eyelids, and supratympanic folds.[4]
Distribution and habitat
Pseudophilautus stictomerus is a low-country wetzone species from south-western Sri Lanka. It is a habitat generalist found in both open (anthropogenic) and closed canopy habitats at elevations of {{convert|60|-|515|m|abbr=on}} above sea level. They are commonly found on shrubs some 1 metre above ground.[1][3] The species is potentially threatened by agro-chemical pollution and habitat loss and alteration.[1]References
1. ^1 2 {{Cite journal | author = Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi | author2 = Rohan Pethiyagoda | author3 = Sushil Dutta | author4 = Anslem de Silva | title = Pseudophilautus stictomerus | journal = The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume = 2004 | page = e.T58920A11856505 | publisher = IUCN | date = 2004 | url = http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/58920/0 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58920A11856505.en | access-date = 3 January 2018}}
2. ^{{Cite journal | last = Günther| first = A. C. L. G.| year = 1876| title = Third report on collections of Indian reptiles obtained by the British Museum| journal = Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London| volume = 1875| pages = 567–577| url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/67162}}
3. ^1 {{Cite journal | last = Manamendra-Arachchi| first = Kelum|author2=Rohan Pethiyagoda | year = 2005| title = The Sri Lankan shrub-frogs of the genus Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Ranidae: Rhacophorinae), with description of 27 new species| volume = Supplement 12| pages = 163–303| journal = Raffles Bulletin of Zoology| url=http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s12/s12rbz163-303.pdf}}