Biology:Forest night frog
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Short description: Species of amphibian
| Forest night frog | |
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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. sylvaticus
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| Binomial name | |
| Nyctibatrachus sylvaticus Rao, 1937
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The forest night frog (Nyctibatrachus sylvaticus) is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae endemic to India. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.
Taxonomy
This species was discovered by C. R. Narayan Rao in 1937, and was thought to have gone extinct after remaining unsighted for 74 years. Its rediscovery in 2011 coincided with the discovery of Nyctibatrachus poocha and others of the genus Nyctibatrachus by herpetologist Sathyabhama Das Biju.[2][3]
References
- Biju, S.D.; Dutta, S.; Inger, R. (2004). "Nyctibatrachus sylvaticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T58404A11774064. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58404A11774064.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58404/11774064. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ↑ S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, Robert Inger (2004). "Nyctibatrachus sylvaticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T58404A11774064. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58404A11774064.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58404/11774064. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 2011-09-18.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 2011-09-18.
Wikidata ☰ Q2243553 entry
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