Nyctibatrachus deccanensis
| Nyctibatrachus deccanensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Nyctibatrachidae |
| Genus: | Nyctibatrachus |
| Species: | N. deccanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nyctibatrachus deccanensis , 1984
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Rana pygmaea Günther, 1876 "1875" — preoccupied by Rana pygmaea Spix, 1824 | |
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.[2] Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Illustration as Nyctibatrachus pygmaeus from George Albert Boulenger's Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the collection of the British Museum published in 1882.[3] This species was first described as Rana pygmaea by Albert Günther in 1876. Because that name is a homonym of Rana pygmaea Spix, 1824, replacement name was established in 1984.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, M.S. Ravichandran (2004). "Nyctibatrachus deccanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58397A11767715. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58397A11767715.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Nyctibatrachus deccanensis Dubois, 1984". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ Boulenger, George Albert (1882). Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the collection of the British Museum (2 ed.). London: British Museum (Natural History). pp. 113–144. (Illustration: Plate XII)
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