Nyctibatrachus aliciae

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]

Nyctibatrachus aliciae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Nyctibatrachidae
Genus: Nyctibatrachus
Species:
N. aliciae
Binomial name
Nyctibatrachus aliciae
Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde, 1984

References

  1. 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 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.


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