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title: "Common Shrub Frog"
description: "Pseudophilautus popularis — Anfíbios. Pseudophilautus popularis, the common shrub frog, is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/common-shrub-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Common Shrub Frog

> Pseudophilautus popularis — Anfíbios. Pseudophilautus popularis, the common shrub frog, is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae.

- Scientific name: *Pseudophilautus popularis*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `urban` (Cidades e jardins), `farm` (Quinta)
- iNaturalist observations: 477
- Wikidata: [Q28064825](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28064825)
- iNaturalist taxon: [66395](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/66395)

## Names

- en: Common Shrub Frog

## Countries with the most observations

LK (325)

## Summary

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. The flanks are dark brown or black in color with some white or light…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudophilautus_popularis

## Photo

![Common Shrub Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-shrub-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/334633958

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-shrub-frog?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).