Wildlifeof India
Nyctibatrachus radcliffei
True Frogs, Night Frogs & AlliesNyctibatrachus radcliffei
Basic stats
Habitat
Hill streams at around 1,920m
Range
Endemic to the Western Ghats; known only from the Thiashola estate, Nilgiri Mountains
Size
Males 32.8-38.3mm
Nyctibatrachus radcliffei, Radcliffe's night frog or the Thiashola wrinkled frog, is endemic to the Western Ghats and known only from the Thiashola estate in the Nilgiri Mountains, where the specimens used to describe it were collected. It is a medium-sized frog for its genus, with an adult male snout-vent length of 32.8-38.3 mm, found in hill streams at around 1,920 m (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is mainly reddish brown, with a light flesh-red underside, light brown limbs and dark grey hands and feet. The webbing of the feet is light grey with minute black speckles (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Nyctibatrachus radcliffei live in?
- Hill streams at around 1,920m
- Where is the Nyctibatrachus radcliffei found?
- Endemic to the Western Ghats; known only from the Thiashola estate, Nilgiri Mountains
- How big is the Nyctibatrachus radcliffei?
- Males 32.8-38.3mm