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Nyctibatrachus karnatakaensis Dinesh, Radhakrishnan, Manjunatha Reddy & Gururaja, 2007
wrinkled frog
family: Nyctibatrachidae
subfamily: Nyctibatrachinae
genus: Nyctibatrachus
Nyctibatrachus karnatakaensis
© 2012 K.P. Dinesh (1 of 2)
Conservation Status (definitions)
IUCN Red List Status Account Endangered (EN)
CITES No CITES Listing
National Status None
Regional Status None
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Description
This torrent species is differentiated from all known species in the genus by its very large size (snout vent length range 52–84 mm), stout body, rough and highly wrinkled dorsum, presence of two prominent folds in the tympanic region, prominent vomerine teeth located horizontally on highly-elevated strong ridges situated far behind the choanae. Hindlimb is short, tibio-tarsal articulation reaching the tympanic region, tips of fingers and toes dilated into prominent discs with circum-marginal grooves. Prominent and highly developed tubercles equal to the size of their respective terminal phalangial discs are present.

Distribution and Habitat

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: India

 
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This species of Nyctibatrachus is described from the Western Ghats part of Kudremukh National Park, Karnataka, South India. Kudremukh National Park is located in the central Western Ghats (13°10'– 13°26'N and 75°05'–75°10'E) and comprises highly complex vegetation mosaic of tropical evergreen forest, shola-grassland and mixed semi-evergreen forest, richly nourished by several hill streams and torrents.

This large and robust species of Nyctibatrachus was recorded from a torrential stream ‘Kadambi Hole’, flowing through the Kudremukh National Park (altitude: 850–1110 m msl). These frogs inhabit caves beneath the boulders in the riffle zone of water.

References

Krishnamurthy, S. V., Manjunatha Reddy, A. H., and Gururaja, K. V. (2001). ''A new species of frog in the genus Nyctibatrachus (Anura: Ranidae) from Western Ghats, India.'' Current Science, 80(7), 887-891.



Originally submitted by: S. V. Krishnamurthy (first posted 2001-06-10)
Edited by: Arie van der Meijden and M. J. Mahoney (2006-11-13)

Species Account Citation: AmphibiaWeb 2006 Nyctibatrachus karnatakaensis: wrinkled frog <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/5834> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Nov 12, 2024.



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