Kingdom Animalia Order Anura Genus Nyctibatrachus Higher classification Nyctibatrachus | Phylum Chordata Family Nyctibatrachidae Scientific name Nyctibatrachus minimus Rank Species | |
Similar Nyctibatrachus, Frog, Amphibians, Dattatreya night frog, Giant wrinkled frog | ||
Nyctibatrachus minimus is a species of frog in the Nyctibatrachidae family. It is the smallest known frog in the genus Nyctibatrachus and was recently discovered from Kurichiyarmala in the Western Ghats or Wayanad, Kerala.
Its most distinctive feature is the small adult snout-vent length, averaging only 12.3 mm in adult males (N = 15).
Miniaturization in Nyctibatrachus species seems to be associated with absence of webbing on toes and fingers, which may have resulted from evolutionary specialization to life in terrestrial habitats.
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