Kelaart's Starry Shrub Frog

Pseudophilautus stellatus reaches a snout–vent length of 40–55 mm (1.6–2.2 in) (two males and one female of intermediate size). The head is concave above. The snout is rounded. The interorbital space and the internasal space are concave. The canthus rostralis is rounded; the loreal region is concave. The tympanum is indistinct. The vomerine teeth are present. The lingual papilla is absent. The fingers have rudimentary webbing; the toes are basally webbed. Both fingers and toes bear large discs. Tubercles on hands and feet are present. The snout, the interorbital area, the sides of head, the dorsum, and the dorsal thigh are weakly shagreen. The upper flank is shagreen to weakly areolate. The lower flank is weakly areolate to granulate. The throat is weakly granular. The body is bright green decorated with intermittent pinkish white spots outlined in dark brown. The flanks have transverse dark brown bands on white background.

Pseudophilautus stellatus were found in a cloud forest at elevations of 1,540–1,679 m (5,052–5,509 ft) above sea level. They are nocturnal and live in the canopy, some 1–10 m (3 ft 3 in – 32 ft 10 in) above the ground. It is a rare species known from an area totaling just 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi). The area has suffered from a forest dieback, and invasive species are also a threat. It also suffers from severe anthropogenic pressures caused by tourism and illegal gem mining. Moreover, tea plantations in the surrounding area are expanding.

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