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Kalakad wrinkled frog

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Kalakad wrinkled frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Nyctibatrachidae
Genus: Nyctibatrachus
Species:
N. vasanthi
Binomial name
Nyctibatrachus vasanthi
Ravichandran, 1997

Nyctibatrachus vasanthi (also known as the Kalakad wrinkled frog[1]) is a species of night frog in the Nyctibatrachidae family endemic to the Western Ghats, India. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  • Biju, S.D.; Dutta, S.; Inger, R.; Ravichandran, M.S. (2004). "Nyctibatrachus vasanthi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T58405A11774299. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58405A11774299.en. Retrieved 21 December 2017.