Nyctibatrachus aliciae
Appearance
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Nyctibatrachus aliciae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Nyctibatrachidae |
Genus: | Nyctibatrachus |
Species: | N. aliciae
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Binomial name | |
Nyctibatrachus aliciae Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde, 1984
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Nyctibatrachus aliciae (Alicia's night frog or Alice's night frog) is a species of frogs in the family Nyctibatrachidae endemic to the southern Western Ghats in Ponmudi and Athirimala in Kerala, India.[2] These frogs occur in riparian habitats and in streams in tropical moist evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, tolerating some degree of habitat modification. The species, though locally common, has a small distribution are and is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, M.S. Ravichandran, Robert Inger (2004). "Nyctibatrachus aliciae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58395A11767232. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58395A11767232.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Nyctibatrachus aliciae Inger, Shaffer, Koshy, and Bakde, 1984". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 December 2013.