Scientific name Nyctibatrachus Higher classification True frog Order Frog | Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
Lower classifications Bombay night frog, Giant wrinkled frog, Dattatreya night frog, Nyctibatrachus major, Nyctibatrachus minimus | ||
Nyctibatrachus is a genus of frogs endemic to the Western Ghats of southwestern India. Their common name is night frogs. Their scientific name also means "night frog", in reference to their habits and dark color.
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Nyctibatrachus in flowing water
Description
Nyctibatrachus are robust-bodied frogs that range in size from small (snout–vent length <13 mm in Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei) to relatively large (up to 84 mm Nyctibatrachus karnatakaensis). They have a concealed tympanum, dorsum with longitudinal skin folds, femoral glands, and expanded finger and toes disks. They occur near streams in hilly evergreen forests and are nocturnal. Most species have amplexus but Nyctibatrachus humayuni does not; in this species the male moves over the eggs after the female has deposited them.
Species
There are 35 species: