Nyctibatrachus beddomii
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| Dorsal view | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Nyctibatrachidae |
| Genus: | Nyctibatrachus |
| Species: | N. beddomii |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctibatrachus beddomii (Boulenger, 1882) | |
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Nannobatrachus beddomii Boulenger, 1882 | |
Nyctibatrachus beddomii (common names: Beddome's night frog, pigmy wrinkled frog, Beddome's dwarf wrinkled frog, and Tirunvelveli's hill frog) is a species of frog in the Nyctibatrachidae family.[2] The epithet or specific name, beddomii, honors Colonel Richard Henry Beddome (1830-1911), British naturalist and military officer.
Geographic range
It is endemic to southern Western Ghats of India.[1][2]
Habitat
Nyctibatrachus beddomii are semi-terrestrial frogs found in the leaf-litter but also under rocks and logs in evergreen and semi-evergreen moist and deciduous forests.[1] The small sized frog is commonly seen in swampy areas and shallow waterlogged areas along forest streams. Call is a faint 'tink-tink' repeated several times, largely at night.
Conservation status
It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and clearing for agriculture.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Biju, S.D.; Dutta, S.; Ravichandran, M.S. & Inger, R. (2004). "Nyctibatrachus beddomii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Nyctibatrachus beddomii (Boulenger, 1882)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
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