Nasikabatrachus

Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Nasikabatrachidae
Genus: Nasikabatrachus
Species (2): N. bhupathi – N. sahyadrensis

Name

Nasikabatrachus Biju & Bossuyt, 2003: 711

• Type species: Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis Biju & Bossuyt, 2003, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Biju, S.D. & Bossuyt, F. 2003. New frog family from India reveals an ancient biogeographical link with the Seychelles. Nature 425: 711–714. DOI: 10.1038/nature02019 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Dutta, S.K., Vasudevan, K., Chaitra, M.S., Shanker, K. & Aggarwal, R.K. 2004. Jurassic frogs and the evolution of amphibian endemism in the western Ghats. Current Science 86(1): 211–216. JSTOR
• Janani, S.J., Vasudevan, K., Prendini, E., Dutta, S.K. & Aggarwal, R.K. 2017. A New Species of the Genus Nasikabatrachus (Anura, Nasikabatrachidae) from the eastern Slopes of the Western Ghats, India. Alytes 34(1-4): 1–19. PDF Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Purple Ghats Frogs

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