Biology:Nyctibatrachus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Nyctibatrachidae |
| Subfamily: | Nyctibatrachinae Blommers-Schlösser, 1995 |
| Genus: | Nyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882 |
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Nyctibatrachus is a genus of frogs endemic to the Western Ghats of southwestern India . Their common name is night frogs.[1][2] Their scientific name also means "night frog", in reference to their habits and dark color. They are the only extant members of the monotypic subfamily Nyctibatrachinae.[3] Currently, 35 species belong to Nyctibatrachus.[4]
Description
Members of the genus Nyctibatrachus are robust-bodied frogs that range in size from small (snout–vent length <13 mm in Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei)[5] to relatively large (up to 84 mm Nyctibatrachus karnatakaensis). The especially small species are among the smallest of all Indian frogs.[4] They have a concealed tympanum, dorsum with longitudinal skin folds, femoral glands, and expanded finger and toes disks. They occur near streams in hilly evergreen forests[6] and are nocturnal.[7] Most species have amplexus but Nyctibatrachus humayuni does not; in this species the male moves over the eggs after the female has deposited them.[6]
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Nyctibatrachus:[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Nyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882". 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.
- ↑ "Nyctibatrachidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Nyctibatrachidae.shtml.
- ↑ Blommers-Schlösser, Rose M. A. (1993-07-01). "Systematic relationships of the Mantellinae Laurent 1946 (Anura Ranoidea)". Ethology Ecology & Evolution 5 (2): 199–218. doi:10.1080/08927014.1993.9523105. ISSN 0394-9370. Bibcode: 1993EtEcE...5..199B.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Garg, Sonali; Suyesh, Robin; Sukesan, Sandeep; Biju, S. D. (2017-02-21). "Seven new species of Night Frogs (Anura, Nyctibatrachidae) from the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot of India, with remarkably high diversity of diminutive forms" (in en). PeerJ 5: e3007. doi:10.7717/peerj.3007. ISSN 2167-8359. PMID 28243532.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Garg, Sonali; Suyesh, Robin; Sukesan, Sandeep; Biju, SD (21 February 2017). "Seven new species of Night Frogs (Anura, Nyctibatrachidae) from the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot of India, with remarkably high diversity of diminutive forms" (in en). PeerJ 5: e3007. doi:10.7717/peerj.3007. ISSN 2167-8359. PMID 28243532.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Vitt, Laurie J.; Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. pp. 509–510.
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 Biju, S.D., Van Bocxlaer, I., Mahony, S., Dinesh, K.P., Radhakrishnan, C., Zachariah, A., Giri, V., and Bossuyt, F. (2011). "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: 1–96. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3029.1.1. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/z03029p096f.pdf.
- ↑ Dinesh, K.P., C. Radhakrishnan, A.H. Manjunatha Reddy and K.V. Gururaja (2007). "Nyctibatrachus karnatakaensis nom. nov., a replacement name for the Giant Wrinkled Frog from the Western Ghats". Current Science 93 (2): 246–250. http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/jul252007/246.pdf.
- ↑ Kumar, K.S. Pavan; Vishwajith, H.U.; Anisha, Anand; Dayananda, G.Y.; Gururaja, Kotambylu Vasudeva; Priti, Hebbar (2022-11-15). "A new cryptic species of Nyctibatrachus (Amphibia, Anura, Nyctibatrachidae) with description of its tadpole from the central Western Ghats, India". Zootaxa 5209 (1): 69–92. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5209.1.4. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 37045404. https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5209.1.4.
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