Nyctibatrachus beddomii
Nyctibatrachus beddomii is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae.
Taxonomy
The epithet or specific name, beddomii, honors Colonel Richard Henry Beddome, British naturalist and military officer.The species is one of 34 species in the night frog genus Nyctibatrachus, in the robust frog family Nyctibatrachidae. Within its genus, it is part of a clade that includes N. manalari, N. robinmoorei, N. anamallaiensis, N. sabarimalai, and N. pulivijayani. It is basal within the group and is sister to a clade that includes the other five species. The following cladogram shows relationships among these species, according to a 2017 study.
Size
Adult can length up from.Distribution and habitat
It is endemic to southern Western Ghats of India.Nyctibatrachus beddomii are semi-terrestrial frogs found in the leaf-litter but also under rocks and logs in evergreen and semi-evergreen moist and deciduous forests. The small sized frog is commonly seen in swampy areas and shallow waterlogged areas along forest streams. Call is a faint 'tink-tink' repeated several times, largely at night.