Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis

Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis

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: Nasikabatrachidae
Genus: Nasikabatrachus
Species: Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis

Name

• Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis Biju & Bossuyt, 2003: 711

Holotype: BNHM 4202, adult ♀.

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”.

References

Priamry references

• Biju, S.D. & Bossuyt, F. 2003. New frog family from India reveals an ancient biogeographical link with the Seychelles. Nature 425: 711–714. DOI: 10.1038/nature02019 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Raj, P. et al. 2012: Larval morphology and ontogeny of Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis Biju & Bossuyt, 2003 (Anura, Nasikabatrachidae) from Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa 3510: 65–76. Preview Reference page. 
• Zachariah, A. et al. 2012: A detailed account of the reproductive strategy and developmental stages of Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis (Anura: Nasikabatrachidae), the only extant member of an archaic frog lineage. Zootaxa 3510: 53–64. Preview Reference page. 

Links

• 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 Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis . Accessed on 13 July 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis  (Endangered) Downloaded on 13 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Purple Ghats Frog
italiano: Rana viola