Micrixalus silvaticus

Micrixalus silvaticus
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Micrixalidae
Genus:	Micrixalus
Species:	M. silvaticus
Binomial name
Micrixalus silvaticus (Boulenger, 1882)

Micrixalus silvaticus, the forest dancing frog, is a species of frog in the family Micrixalidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. ^[2]

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. ^[2]

Geographic range

It is only known from very restricted localities in Kerala and Tamil Nadu state, especially around Kadalar Estate in Idukki District, and Valparai in Coimbatore District, south of the Palghat Gap in the Western Ghats. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Micrixalus silvaticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T58385A166102455. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T58385A166102455.en .
2. Biju, S. D.; Garg, Sonali; Gururaja, K. V.; Shouche, Yogesh; Walujkar, Sandeep A. (25 April 2014). "DNA barcoding reveals unprecedented diversity in Dancing Frogs of India (Micrixalidae, Micrixalus): a taxonomic revision with description of 14 new species". Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences). 43 (1): 37–123. doi:10.4038/cjsbs.v43i1.6850. ISSN   0069-2379.
3. "India Biodiversity Portal". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 17 January 2026.