Nyctibatrachus minimus
Nyctibatrachus minimus is a species of frogs in the family Nyctibatrachidae. It is the smallest known frog in the genus Nyctibatrachus and was recently discovered from Kurichiyarmala in the Western Ghats or Wayanad, Kerala.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Nyctibatrachidae |
| Genus: | Nyctibatrachus |
| Species: | N. minimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctibatrachus minimus Biju, Van Bocxlaer, Giri, Roelants, Nagaraju & Franky Bossuyt, 2007 | |
Its most distinctive feature is the small adult snout-vent length, averaging only 12.3 mm in adult males (N = 15).
Miniaturization in Nyctibatrachus species seems to be associated with absence of webbing on toes and fingers, which may have resulted from evolutionary specialization to life in terrestrial habitats.[2]
References
- Biju, S.D. (2008). "Nyctibatrachus minimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T136045A4240792. Retrieved 15 April 2020.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- Biju, S. D., Ines Van Bocxlaer, Varad B. Giri, Kim Roelants, J. Nagaraju and Franky Bossuyt (2007) A new nightfrog, Nyctibatrachus minimus sp. nov. (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae): The smallest frog from India. Current Science Vol. 93, No. 6: 854-858 PDF
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