Nyctibatrachus grandis
Species of frog
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Nyctibatrachus grandis is a species of frog in the genus Nyctibatrachus. The species is also called as "Wayanad Night Frog" and "Wayanad Wrinkled Frog".[1]
| Nyctibatrachus grandis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Nyctibatrachidae |
| Genus: | Nyctibatrachus |
| Species: | N. grandis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctibatrachus grandis Biju et al., 2011 | |
Etymology
This species was named using the latin word 'grandis' as the adults are largest in size among the Nyctibatrachus species.[2]