Lankanectes

{{Short description|Genus of amphibians}}

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| image = Lankanectes corrugatus.jpg

| parent_authority = Dubois & Ohler, 2001

| taxon = Lankanectes

| authority = Dubois & Ohler, 2001

| subdivision_ranks = Species

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Lankanectes is a genus of frogs in the family Nyctibatrachidae that is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is the only member of the Nyctibatrachidae to be found outside India and the only member of the subfamily Lankanectinae.{{Cite web|url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Nyctibatrachidae/Lankanectinae/Lankanectes|title=Lankanectes Dubois and Ohler, 2001 {{!}} Amphibian Species of the World|website=research.amnh.org|access-date=2019-03-13}}{{Cite journal|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/284057099|last1=Dubois|first1=A.|last2=Ohler|first2=A.|year=2001|title=A new genus for an aquatic ranid (Amphibia, Anura) from Sri Lanka|journal=Alytes |volume=19|issue=2/4|pages=81–106}}

There are two known species in this genus:

  • Lankanectes corrugatus (Peters, 1863){{Cite web|url=https://amphibiaweb.org/species/4749|title=AmphibiaWeb - Lankanectes corrugatus|website=amphibiaweb.org|access-date=2019-03-13}}
  • Lankanectes pera (Senevirathne et al, 2018){{Cite web|url=https://amphibiaweb.org/species/8900|title=AmphibiaWeb - Lankanectes pera|website=amphibiaweb.org|access-date=2019-03-13}}

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