Nyctibatrachus major

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Nyctibatrachus major
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Nyctibatrachus
Species: N. major
Binomial name
Nyctibatrachus major
Boulenger, 1882
Synonyms

Rana travancorica Annandale, 1910

Nyctibatrachus major is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. English names are Malabar Night Frog [1] Large Wrinkled Frog [2] and Boulenger's Narrow-eyed Frog [3]

It is endemic to elevations of 110-920 m, in Malabar and Wynaad, Kerala, and Anamali Conservation Area, Tamil Nadu, India.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. [4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 102.
  2. ^ Das and Dutta, 1998, Hamadryad, 23: 65).
  3. ^ Chanda, 2002, Handb. Indian Amph.: 69-70.
  4. ^ (2007) Amphibian Species of the World 5.0, an Online Reference, American Museum of Natural History, Retrieved 7/30/2007 Nyctibatrachus major Boulenger, 1882
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