Nasikabatrachus Sahyadrensis: A Frog Species
Endangered (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Sooglossidae
Genus:Nasikabatrachus Biju & Bossuyt, 2003 Species:N. sahyadrensis
Binomial name Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis Biju & Bossuyt, 2003
Distribution of Nasikabatrachus (in black)
Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis is a frog species belonging to the family
Sooglossidae. It can be found in the Western Ghats in India. Common names for this species are Purple Frog or Pignose Frog. It was discovered in October 2003 and was found to be unique for the geographic region. Contents [hide] 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 Ecology 4 Taxonomy and systematics 5 References 6 External links
[edit] Description
The body of Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis is shaped similarly to that of most frogs, but is somewhat rounded compared to other more dorsoventrally-flattened frogs. Its arms and legs splay out in the standard anuran body form. Compared to other frogs, N. sahyadrensis has a small head and an unusual pointed snout.
Adults are typically dark purple in color. The specimen with which the species was originally described was seven centimeters long from the tip of the snout to the tip of the urostyle. Also, its cry sounds more like one from a chicken.
[edit] Distribution
The species was discovered in the Idukki district of Kerala by S.D. Biju from the Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute in Palode, India and Franky
Bossuyt from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Free University of Brussels).
However it was well known to the local people before and several earlier specimens had been ignored.
Earlier thought to be restricted to the Western Ghats south of the Palghat gap, new records have extended its known range further north of the gap.[1]
[edit] Ecology
The
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Sooglossidae
Genus:Nasikabatrachus Biju & Bossuyt, 2003 Species:N. sahyadrensis
Binomial name Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis Biju & Bossuyt, 2003
Distribution of Nasikabatrachus (in black)
Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis is a frog species belonging to the family
Sooglossidae. It can be found in the Western Ghats in India. Common names for this species are Purple Frog or Pignose Frog. It was discovered in October 2003 and was found to be unique for the geographic region. Contents [hide] 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 Ecology 4 Taxonomy and systematics 5 References 6 External links
[edit] Description
The body of Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis is shaped similarly to that of most frogs, but is somewhat rounded compared to other more dorsoventrally-flattened frogs. Its arms and legs splay out in the standard anuran body form. Compared to other frogs, N. sahyadrensis has a small head and an unusual pointed snout.
Adults are typically dark purple in color. The specimen with which the species was originally described was seven centimeters long from the tip of the snout to the tip of the urostyle. Also, its cry sounds more like one from a chicken.
[edit] Distribution
The species was discovered in the Idukki district of Kerala by S.D. Biju from the Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute in Palode, India and Franky
Bossuyt from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Free University of Brussels).
However it was well known to the local people before and several earlier specimens had been ignored.
Earlier thought to be restricted to the Western Ghats south of the Palghat gap, new records have extended its known range further north of the gap.[1]
[edit] Ecology
The
References: ^ C. Radhakrishnan, K. C. Gopi and Muhamed Jafer Palot (2007) Extension of range of distribution of Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis Biju & Bossuyt ^ Frost, Darrel R. 2006. Amphibian Species of the World: an online reference. Version 4.0 (17 August 2006) 4. C. Radhakrishnan, K.C. Gopi and K.P. Dinesh. 2007. Zoogeography of Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis Biju and Bossuyt (Amphibia: Anura; National Geographic Nature 425, 711 - 714 (16 October 2003) - Abstract "Purple frog delights scientists" (in English). BBC News (BBC). 2003-10-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3200214.stm