A synopsis of the Sri Lankan Bufonidae (Amphibia: Anura) - WHT

MANAME!\URA· ARACHCHI & P £THJYAG00AFigure 27. Bufo microtympanum, syntype, BMNH74.4.29.1146, head, (a) dorsal aspect; (b)latera I aspect.DiscussionDespite extensive efforts, we were unable to locate a living population ofAdenomus kandianus: the species continues to be known only from the holotypeand a single specimen in the syntype series of A. kelaartii. Although the typelocality of A. kandianus was given as "Ceylon" by Gunther (1872), the specificname and collector suggest it was in fact the vicinity of Kandy. George Henry244 ). South Asian nat. Hist.