From the IUCN Red List Species Account:

Range Description

This species is known only from type locality of "Forests of Kempholey, Saklespur, Hassan, Mysore" (Rao 1937), in the Western Ghats of India, at around 400m asl.

Habitat and Ecology

The habitat requirements of this species are not known. It is possibly a forest species that presumably breeds by larval development in streams.

Population

It is known only from the lost holotype, so there is no information regarding its population status.

Population Trend

Unknown

Major Threats

The area from where this species was collected is threatened by agricultural development, road construction and the development of tourism facilities.

Conservation Actions

This species is protected by national legislation.

Taxonomic Notes

The holotype of this species is lost, and the designation of a neotype is necessary if this proves to be a valid species.

Citation

S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, Robert Inger 2004. Nyctibatrachus sylvaticus. In: IUCN 2012