Kempholey night frog
Species of amphibian
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The Kempholey night frog (Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis) is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Nyctibatrachidae |
| Genus: | Nyctibatrachus |
| Species: | N. kempholeyensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis (Rao, 1937) | |
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Geographical range
It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India, where it is found between Karnataka and Kerala.[2]
Habitat
Taxonomy
This species was discovered by C. R. Narayan Rao and was thought to have been extinct after remaining unsighted for 74 years. Its rediscovery coincided with the discovery of Nyctibatrachus poocha and others of the genus Nyctibatrachus by herpetologist Sathyabhama Das Biju.[3][4]
