Adenomus dasi

Adenomus dasi
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Adenomus
Species: A. dasi
Binomial name
Adenomus dasi
Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 1998

The Das's dwarf toad or Torrent Toad (Adenomus dasi) is a species of toad endemic to Sri Lanka. Its only known current habitat is in Peak Wilderness Sanctuary, at an altitude of 1,370 m, where it is a rare species. In the 1890s it was also recorded near Nuwara Eliya, but this population is assumed to be extinct. It is listed as a critical endangered species due to a restricted range and habitat loss caused by water pollution.

A. dasi was described as a new species in 1998, and is named after herpetologist Indraneil Das.

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