Nyctibatrachus grandis

Nyctibatrachus grandis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Nyctibatrachidae
Genus:	Nyctibatrachus
Species:	N. grandis
Binomial name
	Nyctibatrachus grandis; Biju et al., 2011

Last updated June 27, 2025

Nyctibatrachus grandis is a species of frog in the genus Nyctibatrachus . The species is also called as "Wayanad Night Frog" and "Wayanad Wrinkled Frog".^[1]

Etymology

This species was named using the latin word 'grandis' as the adults are largest in size among the Nyctibatrachus species.^[2]

References

↑ Van Bocxlaer, Ines; Biju, S.D.; Willaert, Bert; Giri, Varad B.; Shouche, Yogesh S.; Bossuyt, Franky (2012). "Mountain-associated clade endemism in an ancient frog family (Nyctibatrachidae) on the Indian subcontinent" . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 62 (3) (published 2011): 839–847. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.11.027.
↑ Biju, S. D.; Bocxlaer, Ines Van; Mahony, Stephen; Dinesh, K. P.; Radhakrishnan, C.; Zachariah, Anil; Giri, Varad; Bossuyt, Franky (2011-09-15). "A taxonomic review of the Night Frog genus Nyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882 in the Western Ghats, India (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae) with description of twelve new species". Zootaxa. 3029 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3029.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.

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[1] Van Bocxlaer, Ines; Biju, S.D.; Willaert, Bert; Giri, Varad B.; Shouche, Yogesh S.; Bossuyt, Franky (2012). "Mountain-associated clade endemism in an ancient frog family (Nyctibatrachidae) on the Indian subcontinent" . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 62 (3) (published 2011): 839–847. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.11.027.

[2] Biju, S. D.; Bocxlaer, Ines Van; Mahony, Stephen; Dinesh, K. P.; Radhakrishnan, C.; Zachariah, Anil; Giri, Varad; Bossuyt, Franky (2011-09-15). "A taxonomic review of the Night Frog genus Nyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882 in the Western Ghats, India (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae) with description of twelve new species". Zootaxa. 3029 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3029.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.

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