Kalakad wrinkled frog
| Kalakad wrinkled frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Nyctibatrachidae |
| Genus: | Nyctibatrachus |
| Species: | N. vasanthi |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctibatrachus vasanthi Ravichandran, 1997 | |
Nyctibatrachus vasanthi (also known as the Kalakad wrinkled frog[1]) is a species of night frog in the Nyctibatrachidae family endemic to the Western Ghats, India. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Biju, S.D., Dutta, S., Inger, R. & Ravichandran, M.S. 2004. Nyctibatrachus vasanthi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
- ↑ "Kalakad wrinkled frog videos, photos and facts - Nyctibatrachus vasanthi | ARKive". Wildscreen. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
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