Anamallai night frog
| Nyctibatrachus anamallaiensis | |
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Nyctibatrachidae |
| Genus: | Nyctibatrachus |
| Species: | N. anamallaiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctibatrachus anamallaiensis (Myers, 1942) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nannobatrachus anamallaiensis Myers, 1942 | |
Nyctibatrachus anamallaiensis (Anamallai night frog) is a species of frog in the Nyctibatrachidae family 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.[1]
Nyctibatrachus anamallaiensis is a small species, reaching a snout–vent length of only 17 mm (0.67 in). The type series is from a marshy pasture through which a small stream was running; the specimens were found in and near the water.[2]
References
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Nyctibatrachus anamallaiensis (Myers, 1942)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ↑ Myers, George S. (1942). "A new frog from the Anamallai Hills, with notes on other frogs and some snakes from South India". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 55: 49–56.
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