Nyctibatrachus beddomii
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Nyctibatrachidae |
| Genus: | Nyctibatrachus |
| Species: | N. beddomii |
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Nyctibatrachus beddomii (Boulenger, 1882) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Nannobatrachus beddomii Boulenger, 1882 |
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Nannobatrachus beddomii Boulenger, 1882
Nyctibatrachus beddomii (common names: Beddome's night frog, pigmy wrinkled frog, Beddome's dwarf wrinkled frog, and Tirunvelveli's hill frog) is a species of frog in the Nyctibatrachidae family. The epithet or specific name, beddomii, honors Colonel Richard Henry Beddome (1830-1911), British naturalist and military officer.
It is endemic to southern Western Ghats of India.
Nyctibatrachus beddomii are semi-terrestrial frogs found in the leaf-litter but also under rocks and logs in evergreen and semi-evergreen moist and deciduous forests. The small sized frog is commonly seen in swampy areas and shallow waterlogged areas along forest streams. Call is a faint 'tink-tink' repeated several times, largely at night.
It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and clearing for agriculture.
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