This species is endemic to Sri Lanka and is now believed to be extinct (Kostermans, 1980; Meegaskumbura & Pethiyagoda, 2008).
References:
Kostermans, A. J. G. H. (1980). Mimosaceae. In: Dassanayake, M.D. and Fosberg, F.R. (eds), A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, pp. 459–508. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co., New Delhi.
Madhava Meegaskumbura and Rohan Pethiyagoda. (2008). Pseudophilautus maia. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. (
http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 18 January 2014.
