Biology:Nyctibatrachus grandis
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Short description: Species of frog
| Nyctibatrachus grandis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Nyctibatrachidae |
| Genus: | Nyctibatrachus |
| Species: | N. grandis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nyctibatrachus grandis Biju et al., 2011
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Nyctibatrachus grandis is a species of frog in the genus Nyctibatrachus. The species is also called as "Wayanad Night Frog" and "Wayanad Wrinkled Frog".[1]
Etymology
This species was named using the latin word 'grandis' as the adults are largest in size among the Nyctibatrachus species.[2]
References
- ↑ Van Bocxlaer, Ines; Biju, S.D.; Willaert, Bert; Giri, Varad B.; Shouche, Yogesh S.; Bossuyt, Franky (2012). "Mountain-associated clade endemism in an ancient frog family (Nyctibatrachidae) on the Indian subcontinent" (in en). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 62 (3): 839–847. 2011. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.11.027. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1055790311004982.
- ↑ 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. https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3029.1.1.
Wikidata ☰ Q3346621 entry
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