Nyctibatrachus major

Nyctibatrachus major
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Nyctibatrachidae
Genus: Nyctibatrachus
Species: N. major
Binomial name
Nyctibatrachus major
Boulenger, 1882
Synonyms

Rana travancorica Annandale, 1910

Nyctibatrachus major is a species of frog in the Nyctibatrachidae family. Its English names are Malabar night frog, [1] large wrinkled frog [2] and Boulenger's narrow-eyed frog [3]

Geographic range

It is endemic to elevations of 110-920 m, in Malabar and Wynaad, Kerala, and Anamali Conservation Area, Tamil Nadu, India.

Habitat

Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, and rivers.

Conservation status

It is threatened by habitat loss.[4]

References

  1. Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 102.
  2. Das and Dutta, 1998, Hamadryad, 23: 65).
  3. Chanda, 2002, Handb. Indian Amph.: 69-70.
  4. (2007) Amphibian Species of the World 5.0, an Online Reference, American Museum of Natural History, Retrieved 7/30/2007 Nyctibatrachus major Boulenger, 1882

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