Melanobatrachus indicus

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Malabar Black Microhylid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Melanobatrachus
Species: M. indicus
Binomial name
Melanobatrachus indicus
Beddome, 1878

Melanobatrachus indicus is a species of narrow-mouthed frog endemic to southern Western Ghats of India. It is currently known from Kalakad, Agasthyamala Hills, Periyar Tiger Reserve in Kerala, and the Indira Gandhi National Park in the Anaimalai Hills.

[edit] References

  • Biju, S.D. 2001. A synopsis to the frog fauna of the Western Ghats, India. Occasional Publication 1. ISCB. 1-24.
  • Daltry, J.C. and Martin, G. 1997. Rediscovery of the black narrow-mouth frog Melanobatrachus indicus Beddome, 1878. Hamadryad. 22(1):57-58.
  • Dutta, S.K. 1997. Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka. Odyssey Publishing House. Bhubaneswar.
  • Ishwar, N.M. 2000. Melanobatrachus indicus Beddome, 1878, resighted at the Anaimalai Hills, southern India. Hamadryad. 25:50-51.
  • Vasudevan, K. 1997. Rediscovery of the black microhylid Melanobatrachus indicus (Beddome, 1878). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 94:170-171.
  • Vasudevan, K. 2000. An amazing frog from the Western Ghats. Biodiversity India. 8-12:12.

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