Kalakad wrinkled frog
| Kalakad wrinkled frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Nyctibatrachidae |
| Genus: | Nyctibatrachus |
| Species: | N. vasanthi
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| Binomial name | |
| Nyctibatrachus vasanthi Ravichandran, 1997
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The Kalakad wrinkled frog (Nyctibatrachus vasanthi)[2] is a species of night frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae endemic to the Western Ghats, India. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Their diet predominantly consists of crustaceans.[3]
References
- ^ S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, Robert Inger, M.S. Ravichandran (2004). "Nyctibatrachus vasanthi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58405A11774299. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58405A11774299.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Kalakad wrinkled frog videos, photos and facts - Nyctibatrachus vasanthi | ARKive". Wildscreen. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ Seshadri, Kadaba Shamanna; and Saryan, Preeti (3 April 2025). "Trophic interactions of two aquatic anurans from the mid-elevation evergreen forests of the Western Ghats, India". Journal of Natural History. 59 (13–16): 997–1015. doi:10.1080/00222933.2025.2476122. ISSN 0022-2933.
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