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| image = Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis frog.JPG<br />
| status = DD <br />
| status_system = IUCN3.1<br />
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{Cite iucn | author = Biju, S.D. | author2 = Dutta, S. | author3 = Inger, R. | name-list-style = amp | title = ''Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis'' | volume = 2004 | page = e.T58400A11773132 | date = 2004 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58400A11773132.en | access-date = 11 January 2018}}</ref><br />
| taxon = Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis<br />
| authority = ([[C.R. Narayan Rao|Rao]], 1937)<br />
| synonyms = * ''Nannobatrachus kempholeyensis'' <small>[[C.R. Narayan Rao|Rao]], 1937</small><br />
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The '''Kempholey night frog''' (''Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis'') is a [[species]] of [[frog]] in the family [[Nyctibatrachidae]].<ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Nyctibatrachidae/Nyctibatrachus/Nyctibatrachus-kempholeyensis |title=''Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis'' (Rao, 1937) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=31 May 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Geographical range==<br />
It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[Western Ghats]], India, where it is found between [[Karnataka]] and [[Kerala]].<ref name=frost/><br />
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==Habitat==<br />
Its natural [[habitat]]s are tropical moist lowland [[forest]]s and [[river]]s.<ref name=IUCN/><br />
[[File:Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis tadpole.JPG|thumb|Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis tadpole in a lowland stream]]<br />
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==Taxonomy==<br />
This [[species]] was discovered by [[C. R. Narayan Rao]] and was thought to have been extinct after remaining unsighted for 74 years. Its rediscovery coincided with the discovery of ''[[Nyctibatrachus poocha]]'' and others of the genus ''[[Nyctibatrachus]]'' by [[herpetologist]] [[Sathyabhama Das Biju]].<ref>{{cite web|author=The Associated Press|author-link=The Associated Press|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=140556098 |title=Scientists Discover 12 New Frog Species In India |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=2011-09-17 |access-date=2011-09-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-17/flora-fauna/30168721_1_frog-species-s-d-biju-new-amphibian-species |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927050831/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-17/flora-fauna/30168721_1_frog-species-s-d-biju-new-amphibian-species |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-09-27 |title=12 night frog varieties found in the Western Ghats |date=2011-09-17 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2011-09-18}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats]]<br />
[[Category:Amphibians described in 1937]]<br />
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