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Coorg Night Frog
True Frogs, Night Frogs & Allies
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Nyctibatrachus sanctipalustris
Basic stats
Habitat
Semi-aquatic; marshes within moist tropical forest
Range
Endemic to the Western Ghats; all known populations in Karnataka
The Coorg night frog or sacred swamp wrinkled frog (Nyctibatrachus sanctipalustris) is endemic to the Western Ghats, with all known populations in Karnataka. The species name means "holy swamp" in Latin and refers to the type locality, the sacred swamps of the Cauvery in Coorg. It is a semi-aquatic species that lives in marshes within moist tropical forest (Wikipedia, general species account).
It was described by Narayan Rao in 1920 and was thought extinct after going unseen for 91 years. Its rediscovery in 2011 coincided with the discovery of Nyctibatrachus poocha and other species of the genus by the herpetologist Sathyabhama Das Biju (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Coorg Night Frog live in?
- Semi-aquatic; marshes within moist tropical forest
- Where is the Coorg Night Frog found?
- Endemic to the Western Ghats; all known populations in Karnataka