Micrixalus
''Micrixalus'' (commonly known as dancing frogs, tropical frogs, and torrent frogs) is a genus of frogs from that are endemic to the Western Ghats in India. They are Monotypic taxon, monotypic within the family Micrixalidae. Before being raised to the family level they were classified as the subfamily Micrixalinae within Ranidae. ''Micrixalus'' frogs, such as ''Micrixalus saxicola'', are popularly known as "dancing frogs" due to their peculiar habit of waving their feet to attract females during the breeding season. Dancing frogs are extremely vulnerable as their habitat is severely threatened. Description The family is characterized by having a pectoral girdle that is firmisternal and tadpoles having a single row of labial teeth. Biju ''et al.'' (2014) list the following characteristic features as common to all species of ''Micrixalus'': Natural history Dancing frogs are found in the vicinity of fast and slow moving perennial streams in the forests of the Western Ghats. T ...
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