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	\| taxon = Micrixalus kottigeharensis		\| taxon = Micrixalus kottigeharensis
	\| image = Micrixalus kottigeharensis ~~(Calling)~~.jpg		\| image = Micrixalus kottigeharensis.jpg
	\| ~~image_caption~~ = ~~Male calling with vocal sac bulged~~.		\| image2 = Micrixalus kottigeharensis (Calling).jpg
	\| status = CR		\| status = CR
	\| status_system = IUCN3.1		\| status_system = IUCN3.1
	\| status_ref = <ref name=~~IUCN~~>{{cite iucn \|~~author1~~=~~Biju,~~ S.D.~~\|author2=~~Inger, ~~R.\|author3=~~Bhatta, ~~G.\|author4=~~Vyas~~, R.\|author5=Ravichandran~~, M.S.\| title = ''Micrixalus kottigeharensis'' \| volume= 2004 \| page = e.T58380A11763536 ~~\| year = 2004~~ \| doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58380A11763536.en }}</ref>		\| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021">{{cite iucn \|author=S.D. Biju, Robert Inger, Gopalakrishna Bhatta, Raju Vyas, M.S. Ravichandran \|date=2004 \|title=''Micrixalus kottigeharensis'' \|volume=2004 \|page=e.T58380A11763536 \|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58380A11763536.en \|access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref>
	\| authority = ([[C. R. Narayan Rao\|Rao]], 1937)		\| authority = ([[C. R. Narayan Rao\|Rao]], 1937)
	\| synonyms = ''Philautus kottigeharensis'' <small>Rao, 1937</small><br />		\| synonyms = ''Philautus kottigeharensis'' <small>Rao, 1937</small><br />
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	==Habitat==		==Habitat==
	The preferred habitat of ''Micrixalus kottigeharensis'' are fast-flowing streams in primary and secondary forests.<ref name="Biju 14 DNA barcode"/> It is threatened by [[habitat loss]].<ref name=~~IUCN~~/>		The preferred habitat of ''Micrixalus kottigeharensis'' are fast-flowing streams in primary and secondary forests.<ref name="Biju 14 DNA barcode"/> It is threatened by [[habitat loss]].<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021" />

	==References==		==References==

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{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Speciesbox
| taxon = Micrixalus kottigeharensis
| image = Micrixalus kottigeharensis (Calling).jpg
| image_caption = Male calling with vocal sac bulged.
| status = CR
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn |author1=Biju, S.D.|author2=Inger, R.|author3=Bhatta, G.|author4=Vyas, R.|author5=Ravichandran, M.S.| title = ''Micrixalus kottigeharensis'' | volume= 2004 | page = e.T58380A11763536 | year = 2004 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58380A11763536.en }}</ref>
| authority = ([[C. R. Narayan Rao|Rao]], 1937)
| synonyms = ''Philautus kottigeharensis'' Rao, 1937 
''Micrixalus narainensis'' (Rao, 1937) 
''Micrixalus swamianus'' (Rao, 1937)
}}

'''''Micrixalus kottigeharensis''''' (commonly known as '''Kottigehar dancing frog''' or '''Kottigehar torrent frog''') is a species of [[frog]] in the family [[Micrixalidae]]. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[Western Ghats]] in [[Karnataka]], [[India]].<ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Micrixalidae/Micrixalus/Micrixalus-kottigeharensis |title=''Micrixalus kottigeharensis'' (Rao, 1937) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2016 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=21 April 2016}}</ref> It is one of the "Top 100 [[EDGE species|Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) Amphibians]]".<ref name=EDGE>{{cite web |url=http://www.edgeofexistence.org/amphibians/species_info.php?id=631 |title=Kottigehar Bush Frog (''Micrixalus kottigeharensis'') |author= |work=EDGE of Existence programme |publisher=Zoological Society of London |accessdate=1 June 2014}}</ref> The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]] means "from [[Kottigehara]]".

==Taxonomy==
Until 2014, both ''Micrixalus narainensis'' and ''Micrixalus swamianus'' were considered separate species, but have since been classified as junior [[Synonym (taxonomy)|synonym]]s of ''M. kottigeharensis'' based on [[phylogenetic]] analyses.<ref name="Biju 14 DNA barcode">{{cite journal|last1=Biju|first1=S. D. |author2=Sonali Garg |author3=K. V. Gururaja |author4=Yogesh Shouche |author5=Sandeep A. Walujkar |year=2014 |title=DNA barcoding reveals unprecedented diversity in Dancing Frogs of India (Micrixalidae, ''Micrixalus''): a taxonomic revision with description of 14 new species|journal=Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences) |volume=43 |issue=1 |pages=37–123 |doi=10.4038/cjsbs.v43i1.6850|doi-access=free }}</ref>

==Description==
Male ''Micrixalus kottigeharensis'' grow to a snout–vent length of {{convert|22|-|24|mm|abbr=on}} and females to {{convert|28|-|33|mm|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Biju 14 DNA barcode"/>

==Habitat==
The preferred habitat of ''Micrixalus kottigeharensis'' are fast-flowing streams in primary and secondary forests.<ref name="Biju 14 DNA barcode"/> It is threatened by [[habitat loss]].<ref name=IUCN/>

==References==
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[[Category:Micrixalus|Kottigeharensis]]
[[Category:Frogs of India]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats]]
[[Category:EDGE species]]
[[Category:Taxa named by C. R. Narayan Rao]]
[[Category:Amphibians described in 1937]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]

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