Nyctibatrachus athirappillyensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

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

Familia: Nyctibatrachidae
Subfamilia: Nyctibatrachinae
Genus: Nyctibatrachus
Species: Nyctibatrachus athirappillyensis

Name

Nyctibatrachus athirappillyensis Garg, Suyesh, Sukesan & Biju, 2017: 9

• Holotype: ZSI/WGRC/V/A/ 891, adult ♂.
• Type locality: “Thavalakuzhipara (10º16′53" N, 76º41′25.6" E, 530 m), Vazhachal forest division, Thrissur district, Kerala state, India”.

References

Primary references

• Garg, S., Suyesh, R., Sukesan, S. & Biju, S.D. 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 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Athirappilly Night Frog