Nyctibatrachus beddomii | |
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Dorsal view | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Nyctibatrachidae |
Genus: | Nyctibatrachus |
Species: | N. beddomii |
Binomial name | |
Nyctibatrachus beddomii (Boulenger, 1882) | |
Synonyms | |
Nannobatrachus beddomii Boulenger, 1882 |
Nyctibatrachus beddomii (common names: Beddome's night frog, pigmy wrinkled frog, Beddome's dwarf wrinkled frog, and Tirunelveli'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.
The species is one of 34 species in the night frog genus Nyctibatrachus , in the robust frog family Nyctibatrachidae. [3] Within its genus, it is part of a clade (group formed by all of a common ancestor's descendants) that includes N. manalari, N. robinmoorei, N. anamallaiensis , N. sabarimalai , and N. pulivijayani . It is basal within the group and is sister (most closely related) to a clade that includes the other five species. [4] [5] The following cladogram shows relationships among these species, according to a 2017 study. [4]
Adult can length up from 13–18 mm (0.51–0.71 in).
It is endemic to southern Western Ghats of India. [1] [2]
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 ]
It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and clearing for agriculture. [1] It listed as an Endangered species by the IUCN.
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