Biology:Kempholey night frog
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Short description: Species of amphibian
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Nyctibatrachidae |
| Genus: | Nyctibatrachus |
| Species: | N. kempholeyensis
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| Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis (Rao, 1937)
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The Kempholey night frog (Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis) is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae.[2]
Geographical range
It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India, where it is found between Karnataka and Kerala.[2]
Habitat
Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was discovered by C. R. Narayan Rao and was thought to have been extinct after remaining unsighted for 74 years. Its rediscovery coincided with the discovery of Nyctibatrachus poocha and others of the genus Nyctibatrachus by herpetologist Sathyabhama Das Biju.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, Robert Inger (2004). "Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T58400A11773132. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58400A11773132.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58400/11773132. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis (Rao, 1937)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Nyctibatrachidae/Nyctibatrachus/Nyctibatrachus-kempholeyensis.
- ↑ The Associated Press (2011-09-17). "Scientists Discover 12 New Frog Species In India". NPR. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=140556098.
- ↑ "12 night frog varieties found in the Western Ghats". The Times of India. 2011-09-17. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-17/flora-fauna/30168721_1_frog-species-s-d-biju-new-amphibian-species.
Wikidata ☰ Q941676 entry
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