Nyctibatrachus athirappillyensis

Nyctibatrachus athirappillyensis
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Scientific classification
:	[[Template:Taxonomy/Nyctibatrachus]]
Species:	Template:Taxonomy/NyctibatrachusN. athirappillyensis
Binomial name
	Template:Taxonomy/NyctibatrachusNyctibatrachus athirappillyensis; Garg et al., 2017

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Nyctibatrachus athirappillyensis is a frog in the genus Nyctibatrachus. It was described in 2017 based on specimens collected in Thavalakuzhipara, Vazhachal forest and is named after the nearby Athirappilly waterfalls.

Distribution

The species was discovered from areas adjoining the Athirappilly waterfall, Kerala, at site for a proposed hydroelectric project. They are found in shallow streams inside forest. Calling males were found at the edge of streams under vegetation.^[1]

References

↑ Garg, Sonali; Suyesh, Robin; Sukesan, Sandeep; Biju, Sd (2017). "Seven new species of Night Frogs (Anura, Nyctibatrachidae) from the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot of India, with remarkably high diversity of diminutive forms". PeerJ. 5 e3007. doi:10.7717/peerj.3007. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 5322763. PMID 28243532.

[1] Garg, Sonali; Suyesh, Robin; Sukesan, Sandeep; Biju, Sd (2017). "Seven new species of Night Frogs (Anura, Nyctibatrachidae) from the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot of India, with remarkably high diversity of diminutive forms". PeerJ. 5 e3007. doi:10.7717/peerj.3007. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 5322763. PMID 28243532.

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