Nyctibatrachus deccanensis
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| Nyctibatrachus deccanensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | "Amphibia" (wide sense) |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Nyctibatrachidae |
| Genus: | Nyctibatrachus |
| Species: | N. deccanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctibatrachus deccanensis Dubois, 1984 | |
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Rana pygmaea Günther, 1876 | |
Nyctibatrachus deccanensis (common names: Anamallai night frog, Deccan night frog, Deccan wrinkled frog) is a species of frog in the Nyctibatrachidae family endemic to the southern Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu and Kerala states, India.[2] Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biju, S.D., Dutta, S. & Ravichandran, M.S. (2004). "Nyctibatrachus deccanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Nyctibatrachus deccanensis Dubois, 1984". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
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