Nyctibatrachus major

Nyctibatrachus major
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Nyctibatrachidae
Genus:	Nyctibatrachus
Species:	N. major
Binomial name
	Nyctibatrachus major; Boulenger, 1882
Synonyms
	Rana travancorica Annandale, 1910

Nyctibatrachus major is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae. Its English names are Malabar night frog,[2] large wrinkled frog [3] and Boulenger's narrow-eyed frog [4]

Geographic range

It is endemic to elevations of 110–920 m, in Malabar and Wynaad, Kerala, and Anamali Conservation Area, Tamil Nadu, India.

Habitat

Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, moist montane forest, and rivers.

Conservation status

It is threatened by habitat loss.[5]

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References

Biju, S.D.; Ravichandran, M.S.; Padhye, A.; Dutta, S. (2004). "Nyctibatrachus major". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58401A11773366. Retrieved 15 April 2020.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 102.
Das and Dutta, 1998, Hamadryad, 23: 65).
Chanda, 2002, Handb. Indian Amph.: 69-70.
(2007) Amphibian Species of the World 5.0, an Online Reference, American Museum of Natural History, Retrieved 7/30/2007 Nyctibatrachus major Boulenger, 1882

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[iucn-1] Biju, S.D.; Ravichandran, M.S.; Padhye, A.; Dutta, S. (2004). "Nyctibatrachus major". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58401A11773366. Retrieved 15 April 2020.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

[2] Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 102.

[3] Das and Dutta, 1998, Hamadryad, 23: 65).

[4] Chanda, 2002, Handb. Indian Amph.: 69-70.

[5] (2007) Amphibian Species of the World 5.0, an Online Reference, American Museum of Natural History, Retrieved 7/30/2007 Nyctibatrachus major Boulenger, 1882