Forest night frog

The forest night frog (Nyctibatrachus sylvaticus) is a speciesoffrog in the family Nyctibatrachidae endemic to India. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.

Forest night frog
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Nyctibatrachidae
Genus:	Nyctibatrachus
Species:	N. sylvaticus
Binomial name
*Nyctibatrachus sylvaticus* Rao, 1937

This species was discovered by C. R. Narayan Rao in 1937, and was thought to have gone extinct after remaining unsighted for 74 years. Its rediscovery in 2011 coincided with the discovery of Nyctibatrachus poocha and others of the genus Nyctibatrachusbyherpetologist Sathyabhama Das Biju.^[2]^[3]

^ S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, Robert Inger (2004). "Nyctibatrachus sylvaticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58404A11774064. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58404A11774064.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

^ "12 night frog varieties found in the Western Ghats". The Times of India. 17 September 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2011.

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