Nyctibatrachus petraeus

Nyctibatrachus petraeus

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: Nyctibatrachidae
Genus: Nyctibatrachus
Species: Nyctibatrachus petraeus

Name

Nyctibatrachus petraeus Das & Kunte, 2005: 465

• Holotype: ZSI A 10070, adult ♂, collected by K. Kunte between 28-29 September 1999.
• Type locality: “Castle Rock, 15°25′ N; 74°19′ E, approximately 300 m a.s.l., Taluk Joida, Karwar District, Karnataka State, Southwest India”.

References

Primary references

• Das, I. & Kunte, K. 2005. New species of Nyctibatrachus (Anura: Ranidae) from Castle Rock, Karnataka State, Southwest India. Journal of Herpetology 39(3): 465–470. DOI: 10.1670/198-04A.1 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2022. IUCN: Nyctibatrachus petraeus  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T61866A166112140. Accessed on 04 December 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Castle Rock Wrinkled Frog