Melanobatrachus

Melanobatrachus indicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Melanobatrachinae
Genus: Melanobatrachus
Beddome, 1878
Species: M. indicus
Binomial name
Melanobatrachus indicus
Beddome, 1878

Melanobatrachus is a genus of narrow-mouthed frogs (Microhylidae family) that contains a single species, Melanobatrachus indicus.[2] It is known under a number of common names, including Kerala Hills frog, black microhylid frog, and Malabar black narrow-mouthed frog. It is endemic to wet evergreen forests of southern Western Ghats in Kerala and Tamil Nadu states of India.[3]

Melanobatrachus indicus is a rare species[1] that was only rediscovered in 1997.[4] It lives amongst leaf-litter, rocks and other ground cover of moist evergreen tropical forests.[1]

Melanobatrachus indicus is an Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) species.[4] It is the sole species in subfamily Melanobatrachinae, and it is classified as "Endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 S.D. Biju; Karthikeyan Vasudevan; Gajanan Dasaramji Bhuddhe; Sushil Dutta; Chelmala Srinivasulu; S.P. Vijayakumar (2004). "Melanobatrachus indicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Melanobatrachus Beddome, 1878". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Melanobatrachus indicus Beddome, 1878". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Black Microhylid Frog (Melanobatrachus indicus)". Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) species. The Zoological Society of London. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

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