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Bombay night frog

Nyctibatrachus humayuni

Description:

The Bombay night frog (also Abdulali's wrinkled frog, Abdulali's night frog, Humayun's wrinkled frog; scientific name Nyctibatrachus humayuni) is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of Maharashtra state, India. The species is found near torrential hill streams in tropical moist evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, a habitat that is threatened by habitat loss and pollution. Its name honours Humayun Abdulali, an Indian biologist.(wiki)

Habitat:

N. humayuni is found in the Indian state of Maharashtra, in the Western Ghats, and in Goa and Karnataka states at elevations of 200 to 1,200 m (660 to 3,940 ft) above sea level. Part of its range is in the Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary and the Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary. It lives in or near fast-flowing, rocky, mountain streams where it hides under rocks and in crevices. It favours forested areas with dense vegetation hanging over the water, and is sometimes found at forest edges away from streams. It has been found in a large cave near Mahabaleshwar, occupying a cave ecosystem alongside Beddome's leaping frog (Indirana beddomii). The cave has a stream flowing through it, and the numerous fulvous fruit bats (Rousettus leschenaulti) that roost there have created a deep bed of bat droppings, which is inhabited by many invertebrates on which the frogs feed.(wiki)

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8 Comments

Fyn Kynd
Fyn Kynd 9 years ago

Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!

Tiz
Tiz 9 years ago

Magical :)

BarbaraSing
BarbaraSing 9 years ago

Fantastic spotting. Great photograph.

Maria dB
Maria dB 9 years ago

Wonderful series!

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 9 years ago

Beautiful find Hemant!!! The eggs looks like glass beads!!

Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 9 years ago

amazing pics.... really great

beaker98
beaker98 9 years ago

Wonderful photos! The first one is amazing.

The MnMs
The MnMs 9 years ago

Beautiful babies and proud parent! :-)

HemantKumar
Spotted by
HemantKumar

Maharashtra, India

Spotted on Aug 8, 2014
Submitted on Aug 8, 2014

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