Nyctibatrachus
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".
| Nyctibatrachus | |
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| Unidentified Nyctibatrachus from Phanasad Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Nyctibatrachidae |
| Subfamily: | Nyctibatrachinae Blommers-Schlösser, 1995 |
| Genus: | Nyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882 |
| Species | |
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Presently 28 to 35 | |
These frogs are quite common, and researchers think this has been overlooked because of their their small size.[3] They are indeed extremely small, and can sit on a coin or a fingernail. However, they are not so small as Paedophryne, which is the smallest land vertebrate.
References
- Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Nyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- "Nyctibatrachidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- Briggs, Helen 2017. Meet the frog that can sit on a thumbnail. BBC News Science & Environment.
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