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Nyctibatrachus
''Nyctibatrachus'' is a genus of frogs endemism, endemic to the Western Ghats of southwestern India. Their common name is night frogs. Their scientific name also means "night frog", in reference to their habits and dark color. They are the only extant members of the Monotypic taxon, monotypic subfamily Nyctibatrachinae. Currently, 35 species belong to ''Nyctibatrachus.'' Description Members of the genus ''Nyctibatrachus'' are robust-bodied frogs that range in size from small (snout–vent length <13 mm in ''Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei'') to relatively large (up to 84 mm ''Nyctibatrachus karnatakaensis''). The especially small species are among the smallest of all Indian frogs. They have a concealed tympanum, dorsum with longitudinal skin folds, femoral glands, and expanded finger and toes disks. They occur near streams in hilly evergreen forests and are nocturnal. Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyctibatrachus Jog
''Nyctibatrachus'' is a genus of frogs endemic to the Western Ghats of southwestern India. Their common name is night frogs. Their scientific name also means "night frog", in reference to their habits and dark color. They are the only extant members of the monotypic subfamily Nyctibatrachinae. Currently, 35 species belong to ''Nyctibatrachus.'' Description Members of the genus ''Nyctibatrachus'' are robust-bodied frogs that range in size from small (snout–vent length <13 mm in ''Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei'') to relatively large (up to 84 mm '' Nyctibatrachus karnatakaensis''). The especially small species are among the smallest of all Indian frogs. They have a concealed tympanum, dorsum with longitudinal skin folds, femoral glands, and expanded finger and toes disks. They occur near streams in hilly eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyctibatrachus Beddomii
''Nyctibatrachus beddomii'' (common names: Beddome's night frog, pigmy wrinkled frog, Beddome's dwarf wrinkled frog, and Tirunelveli's hill frog) is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae. Taxonomy The epithet or specific name, ''beddomii'', honors Colonel Richard Henry Beddome (1830–1911), United Kingdom, British naturalist and military officer. The species is one of 34 species in the night frog genus ''Nyctibatrachus'', in the robust frog family Nyctibatrachidae. Within its genus, it is part of a clade (group formed by all of a common ancestor's descendants) that includes Nyctibatrachus manalari, ''N. manalari'', Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei, ''N. robinmoorei'', ''Nyctibatrachus anamallaiensis, N. anamallaiensis'', ''Nyctibatrachus sabarimalai, N. sabarimalai'', and ''Nyctibatrachus pulivijayani, N. pulivijayani''. It is basal within the group and is Sister group, sister (most closely related) to a clade that includes the other five species. The following cladogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyctibatrachus Karnatakaensis
The giant wrinkled frog (''Nyctibatrachus karnatakaensis'', arguably a junior synonym of ''N. hussaini'') is a species of frogs in the family Nyctibatrachidae endemic to the Western Ghats of India in the Kudremukh region. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. Taxonomic controversy This "species" was named after the Indian ornithologist S. A. Hussain as ''Nyctibatrachus hussaini''. In 2001, Biju questioned the validity of this species due to lack of type specimens in the museum. In 2007, some of the same authors suggested the alternative name of ''Nyctibatrachus karnatakaensis'', stating that ''Nyctibatrachus hussaini'' was invalid due to the lack of a traceable holotype, though two of the authors claiming this were responsible for the original description. A holotype (more correctly a neotype) was designated and vouchered at the Zoological Survey of India in Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyctibatrachus Humayuni
The Bombay night frog (''Nyctibatrachus humayuni''), also known as Abdulali's wrinkled frog, Abdulali's night frog or Humayun's wrinkled frog, is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of Maharashtra state, India. The species is found near torrential hill streams in tropical moist evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, a habitat that is threatened by habitat loss and pollution. Its name honours Humayun Abdulali, an Indian biologist. Description ''N. humayuni'' is a plump frog with prominent, forward-facing eyes with vertically slit pupils, a wide head, and rounded snout. The fore limbs are short and plump, and the flattened fingers have large discs on the tips. The hind limbs are rather longer, the toe pads are also disc-shaped, and the toes are fully webbed. It grows to a length of about , the back is a mottled dark grey or brown, the belly is paler grey, and the limbs sometimes have dark bands. The male has orange glands on his t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyctibatrachus Deccanensis
''Nyctibatrachus deccanensis'' (common names: Deccan night frog, Deccan wrinkled frog) is a species of frogs in the family Nyctibatrachidae. It is endemic to the southern Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu and Kerala states, India. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease .... References Nyctibatrachus Frogs of India Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats Amphibians described in 1984 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{ranoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyctibatrachus Dattatreyaensis
The Dattatreya night frog (''Nyctibatrachus dattatreyaensis'') is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae first described in the Shola forests around the Dattatreya Peeta in the Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka. It is still known only from this part of the Western Ghats, India. Description This species' head is wider than long; the skin on the dorsum is highly wrinkled with transverse corrugated folds - three discontinuous longitudinal folds, one dorsolaterally and two laterally; the webbing on toes is medium (three-quarters of the length); two yellowish bands occur on the dorsolateral area, prominent from subadult to adult stage; femoral glands are present. ''N. dattatreyaensis'' is a medium-sized (about 40 mm) frog active during night. The thumb pad and femoral glands are prominent in mature males. The eyes are golden yellow with black rhomboidal pupils. The upper surface of the body is reddish-black to stone black, with two yellow lateral bands. In day t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyctibatrachus Gavi
''Nyctibatrachus gavi'' is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae known from Gavi, Moozhiyar, and Pathanamthitta in the Indian state of Kerala. It is commonly known as the Gavi night frog. Description Males of the species have grow to length from , while females are somewhat larger: attaining lengths from . The Gavi night frog generally has a robust body with a wide head, and oval snout. In terms of coloration, individuals of ''N. gavi'' are light brown, dorsally, with dark stripes between the eyes. Their skin is also wrinkled on the top of the head especially near the snout and between the orbits. The legs are also light brown in colour with darker, blackish bands. Ventrally, the throat is light brown and the underside of the thigh is light grey with dark marbling. Other parts of the limbs (plus the webbing) are dark in colour. Distribution ''Nyctibatrachus gavi'' is found around the towns of Gavi and Moozhiyar, both of which are in the Indian state of Kerala on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyctibatrachus Anamallaiensis
''Nyctibatrachus anamallaiensis'', the Anamallai night frog, is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae that is endemic to the southern Western Ghats, India. It is only known from the vicinity of its type locality, Valparai in Anaimalai Hills, Tamil Nadu. It was for a long time considered to be a synonym of ''Nyctibatrachus beddomii''. ''Nyctibatrachus anamallaiensis'' is a small species, reaching a snout–vent length of only . The type series In biology, a type is a particular specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally associated. In other words, a type is an example that serves to anchor or centralizes t ... is from a marshy pasture through which a small stream was running; the specimens were found in and near the water. References Nyctibatrachus Frogs of India Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats Amphibians described in 1942 {{ranoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyctibatrachus Aliciae
''Nyctibatrachus aliciae'', commonly known as Alicia's night frog or Alice's night frog, is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae. It is endemic to the southern Western Ghats in Ponmudi and Athirimala in Kerala, India. These frogs occur in riparian habitats and in streams in tropical moist evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, tolerating some degree of habitat modification. The species, though locally common, has a small distribution are and is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease .... References Nyctibatrachus Frogs of India Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats Amphibians described in 1984 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{ranoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
