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Micrixalus candidus
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Micrixalus candidus
Basic stats
Habitat
Streams in Western Ghats forest (genus-level)
Range
Kemmanagundi, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, India (type locality)
Micrixalus candidus, the white-cheeked dancing frog, was described by Biju and colleagues in 2014 as one of 14 new species of Indian dancing frogs, using DNA barcoding. The type locality is Kemmanagundi, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka. (web summaries of the original description).
Dancing frogs as a group live near fast and slow perennial streams in forests of the Western Ghats, including high-altitude shola, wet evergreen forest, Myristica swamps and secondary forest. (web summaries of the original description).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Micrixalus candidus live in?
- Streams in Western Ghats forest (genus-level)
- Where is the Micrixalus candidus found?
- Kemmanagundi, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, India (type locality)