Nyctibatrachus indraneili

Nyctibatrachus indraneili
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Nyctibatrachidae
Genus:	Nyctibatrachus
Species:	N. indraneili
Binomial name
Nyctibatrachus indraneili Biju, Van Bocxlaer, Mahony, Dinesh, Radhakrishnan, Zachariah, Giri, and Bossuyt, 2011

Nyctibatrachus indraneili is a species of frog endemic to India. It is also commonly called Indraneil's night frog. ^{[2] [3]}

Distribution and habitat

At the time of describing this species in 2011, it was known only from the Longwood shola forest at Kotagiri in Tamil Nadu. It was found under the rocks of a flowing stream inside a forest. ^[2] An IUCN assessment published in 2023 assessed the species as Critically Endangered.

Etymology

This species was named after Indraneil Das, a herpetologist from India for his contributions to herpetological research in South Asia. ^[2]

References

1. UCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2023. (2023). "Nyctibatrachus indraneili. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T48874250A54149411.en . Retrieved 26 June 2025.
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.
3. "Nyctibatrachus indraneili Biju, Van Bocxlaer, Mahony, Dinesh, Radhakrishnan, Zachariah, Giri & Bossuyt, 2011". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-06-26.