Nyctibatrachus deccanensis

Nyctibatrachus deccanensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Nyctibatrachidae
Genus: Nyctibatrachus
Species: Nyctibatrachus deccanensis

Name

Nyctibatrachus deccanensis Dubois, 1984

Type locality: "Malabar", South India.

Holotype: BM 1947.2.4.47, 147.2.4.51 & 1947.2.4.57.

Synonyms

• Rana pygmaea Günther, 1876
• Nyctibatrachus pygmaeus — Boulenger, 1882
• Nyctibatrachus deccanensis Dubois, 1984
• Nyctibatrachus sholai
  • Authority for current placement: Biju et al., 2011

References

• Biju, S.D. et al. 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. Preview
• Günther, 1876 "1875", Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1875: 568.
• Dubois, 1984, Alytes, 3: 161.
• Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Nyctibatrachus deccanensis . Accessed on 22 June 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Nyctibatrachus deccanensis  (Vulnerable) Downloaded on 22 June 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Deccan Wrinkled Frog