Melanobatrachus indicus

Melanobatrachus indicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Microhylidae
Subfamilia: Melanobatrachinae
Genus: Melanobatrachus
Species: Melanobatrachus indicus

Name

Melanobatrachus indicus Beddome, 1878: 722

• Syntypes: ZSI 10969, BMNH 78.9.3.1.
• Type locality: “Anamallays and the Ghats range to the south of those mountains, ... in moist evergreen forests of 4000 feet elevation”, India.

References

Primary references

• Beddome, R.H. 1878. Description of a new batrachian from southern India, belonging to the family Phryniscidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1878: 722–723. BHL

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2022. IUCN: Melanobatrachus indicus  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T13032A166095464. Accessed on 15 July 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Malabar Black Narrow-mouthed Frog