Kalakad wrinkled frog
Appearance
Kalakad wrinkled frog | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Nyctibatrachidae |
Genus: | Nyctibatrachus |
Species: | N. vasanthi
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Binomial name | |
Nyctibatrachus vasanthi Ravichandran, 1997
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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.
- ^ "Kalakad wrinkled frog videos, photos and facts - Nyctibatrachus vasanthi | ARKive". Wildscreen. Retrieved 20 December 2014.