Kalakad wrinkled frog

Nyctibatrachus vasanthi
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.

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