Nyctibatrachus kali

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: Nyctibatrachidae
Subfamilia: Nyctibatrachinae
Genus: Nyctibatrachus
Species: Nyctibatrachus kali

Name

Nyctibatrachus kali Aravind, Ramesh, Naik, Gururaja & Priti, 2026: 14

• Holotype: BNHS 6831.
• Type locality: “Castlerock (15.400894°N, 74.323950°E, 578 m asl), Dandeli Taluk, Uttara Kannada District, Karnataka state, India”.

References

Primary references

• Aravind, C.K., Ramesh, B., Naik, C.R., Gururaja, K.S. & Priti, H. 2026. Hiding in plain sight: description of a new species of Nyctibatrachus (Amphibia, Anura, Nyctibatrachidae) from the central Western Ghats, India. PeerJ 14: e20895. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.20895 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Kali Night Frog