Nyctibatrachus beddomii
Nyctibatrachus beddomii (common names: Beddome's night frog, pigmy wrinkled frog, Beddome's dwarf wrinkled frog, and Tirunvelveli's hill frog) is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae.[2] The epithet or specific name, beddomii, honors Colonel Richard Henry Beddome (1830-1911), British naturalist and military officer.
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Scientific classification 
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| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/NyctibatrachusN. beddomii
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| Template:Taxonomy/NyctibatrachusNyctibatrachus beddomii (Boulenger, 1882)
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Nannobatrachus beddomii Boulenger, 1882 | |
SizeEdit
Adult can length up from 13 – 18 mm.
Geographic rangeEdit
It is endemic to southern Western Ghats of India.[1][2]
HabitatEdit
Nyctibatrachus beddomii are semi-terrestrial frogs found in the leaf-litter but also under rocks and logs in evergreen and semi-evergreen moist and deciduous forests.[1] The small sized frog is commonly seen in swampy areas and shallow waterlogged areas along forest streams. Call is a faint 'tink-tink' repeated several times, largely at night.[citation needed]
Conservation statusEdit
It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and clearing for agriculture.[1] It listed as Endangered species by IUCN.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Biju, S.D.; Dutta, S.; Ravichandran, M.S. & Inger, R. (2004). "Nyctibatrachus beddomii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58396A11767424. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58396A11767424.en.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Nyctibatrachus beddomii (Boulenger, 1882)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 December 2013.