Nyctibatrachus tunga
| Nyctibatrachus tunga | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Nyctibatrachidae |
| Genus: | Nyctibatrachus |
| Species: | N. tunga
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| Binomial name | |
| Nyctibatrachus tunga Kumar, Vishwajith, Anisha, Dayananda, Gururaja & Priti, 2022
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Nyctibatrachus tunga is a species of frog endemic to the Western Ghats of Karnataka. It is also commonly called as Tunga River Night Frog or Tunga Wrinkled Frog.[1][2][3]
Distribution
At the time of describing the species in 2022, it was known to be found only in the streams present in the evergreen forests and coffee estates of the upper catchments of the river Tunga.
Etymology
This species was named after the river Tunga since the species was recorded from the catchment area of the river.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b Kumar, K. S. Pavan; Vishwajith, H. U.; Anisha, Anand; Dayananda, G. Y.; Gururaja, Kotambylu Vasudeva; Priti, Hebbar (2022-11-15). "A new cryptic species of Nyctibatrachus (Amphibia, Anura, Nyctibatrachidae) with description of its tadpole from the central Western Ghats, India". Zootaxa. 5209 (1): 69–92. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5209.1.4. ISSN 1175-5334.
- ^ "Nyctibatrachus tunga Pavan Kumar, Vishwajith, Anisha, Dayananda, Gururaja, and Priti, 2022 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Karnataka: Researchers discover new cryptic frog species". The Times of India. 2022-11-17. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Nyctibatrachus tunga Kumar, Vishwajith, Anisha, Dayananda, Gururaja & Priti, 2022". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-06-26.