[2] It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

[1][2][3] Hydrophylax gracilis occurs in marshes, agricultural land, grassland, and bush forests at elevations below 600 m (2,000 ft).

Adult frogs are semi-arboreal and semi-aquatic, whereas the tadpoles live in stagnant waters.

H. gracilis is a common species that can be threatened by loss of its wetland habitats through wetland reclamation, urbanization, and aquatic agrochemical pollution.

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