Nyctibatrachus major


Nyctibatrachus major is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae. Its English names are Malabar night frog,[2] large wrinkled frog [3] and Boulenger's narrow-eyed frog [4]

Nyctibatrachus major
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Scientific classification edit
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Species:
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/NyctibatrachusNyctibatrachus major
Boulenger, 1882
Synonyms

Rana travancorica Annandale, 1910

Geographic rangeEdit

It is endemic to elevations of 110–920 m, in Malabar and Wynaad, Kerala, and Anamali Conservation Area, Tamil Nadu, India.

HabitatEdit

Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, moist montane forest, and rivers.

Conservation statusEdit

It is threatened by habitat loss.[5]

ReferencesEdit

  1. S.D. Biju, M.S. Ravichandran, Anand Padhye, Sushil Dutta (2004). "Nyctibatrachus major". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58401A11773366. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58401A11773366.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 102.
  3. Das and Dutta, 1998, Hamadryad, 23: 65).
  4. Chanda, 2002, Handb. Indian Amph.: 69-70.
  5. (2007) Amphibian Species of the World 5.0, an Online Reference, American Museum of Natural History, Retrieved 7/30/2007 Nyctibatrachus major Boulenger, 1882


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