Nyctibatrachus deccanensis

Nyctibatrachus deccanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Nyctibatrachidae
Genus: Nyctibatrachus
Species: N. deccanensis
Binomial name
Nyctibatrachus deccanensis
Dubois, 1984
Synonyms

Rana pygmaea Günther, 1876
Nyctibatrachus pygmaeus Boulenger, 1882
Nyctibatrachus sholai Radhakrishnan, Dinesh, and Ravichandran, 2007

Nyctibatrachus deccanensis (common names: 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. 1 2 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.
  2. 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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