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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura

Familia: Rhacophoridae
Subfamilia: Rhacophorinae
Genus: Pseudophilautus
Species: Pseudophilautus abundus
Name

Pseudophilautus abundus (Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2005)

Type locality: "Labugama Forest Reserve, Labugama, alt. 78 m (06° 51´ 71 N, 80° 10´ 43 E)", Sri Lanka.

Holotype: WHT 3006.
References

Manamendra-Arachchi, K.; Pethiyagoda, R. 2005: The Sri Lankan shrub frogs of the genus Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Ranidae: Rhacophorinae), with description of 27 new species. In: Yeo, C.J.; Ng, P.K.L. & Pethiyagoda, R. (eds.) Contributions to biodiversity exploration and research in Sri Lanka. Raffles bulletin of zoology, supplement 12: 163–303. PDF
Li, J.-t., J. Che, R. W. Murphy, H. Zhao, E.-m. Zhao, D.-q. Rao & Y.-p. Zhang. 2009: New insights to the molecular phylogenetics and generic assessment in the Rhacophoridae (Amphibia: Anura) based on five nuclear and three mitochondrial genes, with comments on the evolution of reproduction. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 53: 509–522.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Pseudophilautus abundus (Least Concern) Downloaded on 07 July 2008.

Vernacular names
English: Labugama Bubble-nest Frog

Pseudophilautus abundus is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.
References

IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Pseudophilautus abundus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T174266186A156580835. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

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