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Nyctibatrachus major, the Malabar night frog, large wrinkled frog, or Boulenger's narrow-eyed frog [3] is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae, commonly known as the robust frogs. It was described in 1882 by the zoologist George Albert Boulenger , and is the type species of the genus Nyctibatrachus .
Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei, also known as Robin Moore's night frog [2] or the Tirunelveli wrinkled frog, [3] is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae, commonly known as the robust frogs. It was described in 2017, along with six other species in its genus , by the herpetologist Sonali Garg and her colleagues.
Nyctibatrachus is a genus of frogs endemic to the Western Ghats of southwestern India.Their common name is night frogs. [1] [2] Their scientific name also means "night frog", in reference to their habits and dark color.
A yawn is a reflex in vertebrate animals characterized by a long inspiratory phase with gradual mouth gaping, followed by a brief climax (or acme) with muscle stretching, and a rapid expiratory phase with muscle relaxation, which typically lasts a few seconds.
Nyctibatrachus manalari, the Manalar night frog, is a species of frog in the robust frog family Nyctibatrachidae. It was described in 2017, along with six other species in its genus, by the herpetologist Sonali Garg and her colleagues. A small frog, it has an adult male snout–vent length of 13.1–15.4 mm (0.52–0.61 in). It is mainly ...
Nyctibatrachus radcliffei, also known as Radcliffe's night frog [2] or the Thiashola wrinkled frog, [3] is a species of frog in the robust frog family Nyctibatrachidae. It was described in 2017, along with six other species in its genus , by the herpetologist Sonali Garg and her colleagues.
Breviceps fuscus is a burrowing frog, and can be found in tunnels up to 150 mm deep or among vegetation up to about 30 cm above the ground, and it generally prefers to avoid water. [3] The frog generally spends most of its time underground as it does not require open water and is primarily nocturnal . [ 9 ]
A chytrid-killed frog Chytridiomycosis in Atelopus varius—two sporangia containing numerous zoospores are visible.. Chytridiomycosis (/ k aɪ ˌ t r ɪ d i ə m aɪ ˈ k oʊ s ɪ s / ky-TRID-ee-ə-my-KOH-sis) is an infectious disease in amphibians, caused by the chytrid fungi Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans.