Adenomus kandianus
| Kandyan dwarf toad | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Adenomus |
| Species: | A. kandianus |
| Binomial name | |
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Adenomus kandianus (Günther, 1872) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Bufo kandianus Günther, 1872 |
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Bufo kandianus Günther, 1872
Adenomus dasi Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 1998
Adenomus kandianus (Kandyan dwarf toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae endemic to Sri Lanka.
As there had been no record of the species since 1872, it was listed as extinct by the IUCN. However, in June 2012 it was announced that almost three years earlier, in October 2009, the species was rediscovered in the Peak Wilderness Sanctuary in Sri Lanka. In light of the discovery, the species was reclassifed as critically endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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