Nyctibatrachus beddomii

Nyctibatrachus beddomii (common names: Beddome's night frog, pigmy wrinkled frog, Beddome's dwarf wrinkled frog, and Tirunvelveli's hill frog) is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae.[2] The epithet or specific name, beddomii, honors Colonel Richard Henry Beddome (1830-1911), British naturalist and military officer.

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

Nannobatrachus beddomii Boulenger, 1882

Size

Adult can length up from 13 – 18 mm.

Geographic range

It is endemic to southern Western Ghats of India.[1][2]

Habitat

Nyctibatrachus beddomii are semi-terrestrial frogs found in the leaf-litter but also under rocks and logs in evergreen and semi-evergreen moist and deciduous forests.[1] The small sized frog is commonly seen in swampy areas and shallow waterlogged areas along forest streams. Call is a faint 'tink-tink' repeated several times, largely at night.

Conservation status

It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and clearing for agriculture.[1] It listed as Endangered species by IUCN.

References
  1. Biju, S.D.; Dutta, S.; Ravichandran, M.S. & Inger, R. (2004). "Nyctibatrachus beddomii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58396A11767424. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58396A11767424.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Nyctibatrachus beddomii (Boulenger, 1882)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 December 2013.


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