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Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi
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Photo: Keerthi Krutha, Neelesh Dahanukar, Sanjay Molur · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi
Basic stats
Habitat
Streams with plant cover; around 38m
Range
Endemic to the Western Ghats; known only from the Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala
Size
Adults 21.4-23mm
Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi is endemic to the Western Ghats and known only from the Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala, where the specimens used to describe it were collected. It was described in 2017 by the herpetologist Keerthi Krutha and colleagues. It is a small frog, with an adult snout-vent length of 21.4-23 mm, known from streams with plant cover at around 38 m above sea level (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is mainly light greyish brown above and off-white below, with a triangular light brown patch on the snout, light brown limbs with off-white undersides and dark grey fingers and toes. There are scattered greyish-brown spots on the throat and the underside of the limbs (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi live in?
- Streams with plant cover; around 38m
- Where is the Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi found?
- Endemic to the Western Ghats; known only from the Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala
- How big is the Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi?
- Adults 21.4-23mm