Nyctibatrachus athirappillyensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Nyctibatrachidae |
| Genus: | Nyctibatrachus |
| Species: | N. athirappillyensis
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| Nyctibatrachus athirappillyensis Garg et al., 2017
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Nyctibatrachus athirappillyensis is a frog in the genus Nyctibatrachus. It was described in 2017 based on specimens collected in Thavalakuzhipara, Vazhachal forest and is named after the nearby Athirappilly waterfalls.
Distribution
[edit]The species was discovered from areas adjoining the Athirappilly waterfall, Kerala, at site for a proposed hydroelectric project. They are found in shallow streams inside forest. Calling males were found at the edge of streams under vegetation.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Garg, Sonali; Suyesh, Robin; Sukesan, Sandeep; Biju, Sd (2017). "Seven new species of Night Frogs (Anura, Nyctibatrachidae) from the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot of India, with remarkably high diversity of diminutive forms". PeerJ. 5: e3007. doi:10.7717/peerj.3007. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 5322763. PMID 28243532.