Nyctibatrachus
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| Nyctibatrachus | |
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| Unidentified Nyctibatrachus from Phanasad Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra | |
Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Nyctibatrachus |
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Presently 28 to 35 | |
Nyctibatrachus is a genus of frogs endemic to the Western Ghats of southwestern India. Their common name is night frogs.[1][2] Their scientific name also means "night frog".
These frogs are quite common, and researchers think this has been overlooked because of their their small size.[3] They are indeed extremely small, and can sit on a coin or a fingernail. However, they are not so small as Paedophryne, which is the smallest land vertebrate.
References
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R.. 'Nyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 (2015)American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ↑ Nyctibatrachidae. AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] (2014)Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ↑ Briggs, Helen 2017. Meet the frog that can sit on a thumbnail. BBC News Science & Environment. [1]