Night Frogs
Nyctibatrachus
Nyctibatrachus is a genus of frogs endemic to the Western Ghats of southwestern India. Their common name is night frogs. Their scientific name also means "night frog", in reference to their habits and dark color. They are the only extant members of the monotypic subfamily Nyctibatrachinae.
34 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 34 known species
Wayanad Night Frog
speciesNyctibatrachus grandis
Kempholey Night Frog
speciesNyctibatrachus kempholeyensis
Bombay Night Frog
speciesNyctibatrachus humayuni
Meowing Night Frog
speciesNyctibatrachus poocha
Castle Rock night frog
speciesNyctibatrachus petraeus
Kumbara night frog
speciesNyctibatrachus kumbara
Jog's night frog
speciesNyctibatrachus jog
Coorg night frog
speciesNyctibatrachus sanctipalustris
VUB Night Frog
speciesNyctibatrachus vrijeuni
Spinular Night Frog
speciesNyctibatrachus acanthodermis
Miniature Night Frog
speciesNyctibatrachus minimus
Boulenger's Narrow-eyed Frog
speciesNyctibatrachus major
Daniel's Night Frog
speciesNyctibatrachus danieli
wrinkled frog
speciesNyctibatrachus karnatakaensis
Sholai Night Frog
speciesNyctibatrachus deccanensis
Nyctibatrachus dattatreyaensis
speciesNyctibatrachus dattatreyaensis
Nyctibatrachus anamallaiensis
speciesNyctibatrachus anamallaiensis
Alicia's night frog
speciesNyctibatrachus aliciae
Forest night frog
speciesNyctibatrachus sylvaticus
Kalakad Wrinkled Frog
speciesNyctibatrachus vasanthi
Nyctibatrachus tunga
speciesNyctibatrachus tunga
Nyctibatrachus indraneili
speciesNyctibatrachus indraneili
Beddome's Night Frog
speciesNyctibatrachus beddomii
Nyctibatrachus minor
speciesNyctibatrachus minor
Nyctibatrachus gavi
speciesNyctibatrachus gavi
Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi
speciesNyctibatrachus mewasinghi
Nyctibatrachus sabarimalai
speciesNyctibatrachus sabarimalai
Nyctibatrachus radcliffei
speciesNyctibatrachus radcliffei
Nyctibatrachus webilla
speciesNyctibatrachus webilla
Nyctibatrachus athirappillyensis
speciesNyctibatrachus athirappillyensis
Nyctibatrachus manalari
speciesNyctibatrachus manalari
Vijayan's night frog
speciesNyctibatrachus pulivijayani
Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei
speciesNyctibatrachus robinmoorei
Nyctibatrachus shiradi
speciesNyctibatrachus shiradi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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