Bhupathy's Purple Frog
Nasikabatrachus bhupathi
Nasikabatrachus bhupathi, or Bhupathy's purple frog, is a frog species belonging to the family Sooglossidae. It can be found in the Western Ghats in India and was discovered near the Srivilliputhur Grizzled Giant Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary. The specific epithet honors Subramanian Bhupathy (1963–2014) who had a fatal fall while conducting herpetology field work near Agastya Mala hills on 28 April 2014.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 604178.