Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis
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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Chordata Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Subordo: Neobatrachia
Familia: Sooglossidae
Genera: Nasikabatrachus
Species: Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis
[edit] Name
Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis Biju & Bossuyt, 2003
Type locality: "Disturbed secondary forest near a cardamom plantation at Kattappana (09° 45´ N, 77° 05´ E), altitude approximately 900 m), Idukki district, Kerala, Western Ghats, India".
Holotype: BNHM 4202.
[edit] References
- Biju, S.D. & F. Bossuyt. 2003: New frog family from India reveals an ancient biogeographical link with the Seychelles. Nature. London 425: 711-714.
- Frost, Darrel R. 2010. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.4 (8 April, 2010). Electronic Database accessible at [1] American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis . Accessed on 13 July 2008.
- 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN link: Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis (Endangered) Downloaded on 13 July 2008.
[edit] Vernacular names
English: Purple Ghats Frog
