Nyctibatrachus deccanensis

Nyctibatrachus deccanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Nyctibatrachidae
Genus: Nyctibatrachus
Species: N. deccanensis
Binomial name
Nyctibatrachus deccanensis
Dubois, 1984
Synonyms

Rana pygmaea Günther, 1876 "1875" — preoccupied by Rana pygmaea Spix, 1824
Nyctibatrachus pygmaeus (Günther, 1876)
Nyctibatrachus sholai Radhakrishnan, Dinesh, and Ravichandran, 2007

Nyctibatrachus deccanensis (common names: Deccan night frog, Deccan wrinkled frog) is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae. It is endemic to the southern Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu and Kerala states, India.[2] Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Illustration as Nyctibatrachus pygmaeus from George Albert Boulenger's Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the collection of the British Museum published in 1882.[3] This species was first described as Rana pygmaea by Albert Günther in 1876. Because that name is a homonym of Rana pygmaea Spix, 1824, replacement name was established in 1984.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Biju, S.D.; Dutta, S.; Ravichandran, M.S (2004). "Nyctibatrachus deccanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T58397A11767715. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Nyctibatrachus deccanensis Dubois, 1984". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Boulenger, George Albert (1882). Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the collection of the British Museum (2 ed.). London: British Museum (Natural History). p. 113–144. (Illustration: Plate XII)
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