Biology:Kalakad wrinkled frog
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Short description: Species of amphibian
| Kalakad wrinkled frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Nyctibatrachidae |
| Genus: | Nyctibatrachus |
| Species: | N. vasanthi
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| Nyctibatrachus vasanthi Ravichandran, 1997
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The Kalakad wrinkled frog (Nyctibatrachus vasanthi)[2] is a species of night frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae endemic to the Western Ghats, India. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Their diet predominantly consists of crustaceans.[3]
References
- ↑ S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, Robert Inger, M.S. Ravichandran (2004). "Nyctibatrachus vasanthi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58405A11774299.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58405/11774299. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ "Kalakad wrinkled frog videos, photos and facts - Nyctibatrachus vasanthi | ARKive". Wildscreen. http://www.arkive.org/kalakad-wrinkled-frog/nyctibatrachus-vasanthi/.
- ↑ Seshadri, Kadaba Shamanna; and Saryan, Preeti (2025-04-03). "Trophic interactions of two aquatic anurans from the mid-elevation evergreen forests of the Western Ghats, India". Journal of Natural History 59 (13-16): 997–1015. doi:10.1080/00222933.2025.2476122. ISSN 0022-2933.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2243469 entry
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