Nyctibatrachus major

Nyctibatrachus major is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae. Its English names are Malabar night frog,[2] large wrinkled frog [3] and Boulenger's narrow-eyed frog [4]

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

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 forest, and rivers.

Conservation status

It is threatened by habitat loss.[5]

References
  1. Biju, S.D.; Ravichandran, M.S.; Padhye, A.; Dutta, S. (2004). "Nyctibatrachus major". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58401A11773366. Retrieved 15 April 2020.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 102.
  3. Das and Dutta, 1998, Hamadryad, 23: 65).
  4. Chanda, 2002, Handb. Indian Amph.: 69-70.
  5. (2007) Amphibian Species of the World 5.0, an Online Reference, American Museum of Natural History, Retrieved 7/30/2007 Nyctibatrachus major Boulenger, 1882


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.