Kingdom Animalia Order Anura Genus Nyctibatrachus Higher classification Nyctibatrachus | Phylum Chordata Family Nyctibatrachidae Scientific name Nyctibatrachus beddomii Rank Species | |
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Similar Nyctibatrachus, Frog, Amphibians, Giant wrinkled frog, Dattatreya night frog | ||
Nyctibatrachus beddomii (common names: Beddome's night frog, pigmy wrinkled frog, Beddome's dwarf wrinkled frog, and Tirunvelveli's hill frog) is a species of frog in the Nyctibatrachidae family. The epithet or specific name, beddomii, honors Colonel Richard Henry Beddome (1830-1911), British naturalist and military officer.
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Geographic range
It is endemic to southern Western Ghats of India.
Habitat
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. 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.
Conservation status
It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and clearing for agriculture.