Bombay night frog
Bombay night frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Nyctibatrachidae |
Genus: | Nyctibatrachus |
Species: | N. humayuni
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Binomial name | |
Nyctibatrachus humayuni Bhaduri & Kripalani, 1955
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Description
N. humayuni is a plump frog with prominent, forward-facing eyes with vertically slit pupils, a wide head, and rounded snout. The fore limbs are short and plump, and the flattened fingers have large discs on the tips. The hind limbs are rather longer, the toe pads are also disc-shaped, and the toes are fully webbed. It grows to a length of about 48 mm (1.9 in), the back is a mottled dark grey or brown, the belly is paler grey, and the limbs sometimes have dark bands. The male has orange glands on his thighs and has no vocal sac.[4]
Distribution and habitat
N. humayuni is found in the Indian state of
Reproduction
Breeding takes place during the
Status
Although locally common, the number of Nyctibatrachus humayuni frogs is declining slowly. The species is listed as "
References
- ^ doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58398A11767921.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.)
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ Darrel R. Frost (2013). "Nyctibatrachus humayuni Bhaduri and Kripalani, 1955". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ Bhaduri; Kriplani (1955). "Nyctibatrachus humayuni, a new frog from the Western Ghats, Bombay". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 52 (3): 852–857.
- ^ a b c d Alamelu Natesan (13 January 2010). "Nyctibatrachus humayuni". AmphibiaWeb. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ Swati Shinde Gole (24 February 2011). "'Robbers' Cave' has complete ecosystem, say experts". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 October 2012.