Nyctibatrachus shiradi
| Nyctibatrachus shiradi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Nyctibatrachidae |
| Genus: | Nyctibatrachus |
| Species: | N. shiradi |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctibatrachus shiradi Biju, Van Bocxlaer, Mahony, Dinesh, Radhakrishnan, Zachariah, Giri, and Bossuyt, 2011 | |
Nyctibatrachus shiradi is a species of frog found endemic to Western Ghats of Karnataka. It is commonly known as Shiradi Night Frog and Shiradi Wrinkled Frog.[1][2]
Distribution
This species of frogs were found only around Kempholay, Kottigehara and Kudremukh–Malleshwaram in Karnataka.[3]
Etymology
This species is named after the Shiradi ghat, the hills that connect the type locality of the frogs.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Dinesh, K.P; Radhakrishnan, C; Deepak, P; Kulkarni, Nirmal.U (2023). Fauna of India Checklist. A Checklist of Indian Amphibians with Common Names for the Country and their IUCN Conservation Status. Version 5.0. Kolkata: Zoological Survey of India.
- ^ "Nyctibatrachus shiradi". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved June 26, 2025.