Melanobatrachus indicus
Melanobatrachus is a genus of narrow-mouthed frogs in the family Microhylidae. It is the only remaining genus in the monotypic subfamily Melanobatrachinae. It contains a single species, Melanobatrachus indicus, also known as the Indian black microhylid frog and Malabar black narrow-mouthed frog. It is endemic to wet evergreen forests of southern Western Ghats in Kerala and Tamil Nadu states of India. It has been recorded from Anaimalai, Munnar, Palni hills, Periyar Tiger Reserve and Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderAnura
- FamilyMicrohylidae
Herpetologie De Indische zwarte kikker[1] (Melanobatrachus indicus) is een kikker uit de familie smalbekkikkers (Microhylidae).[2] De soort werd voor het eerst wetenschappelijk beschreven door Richard Henry Beddome in 1878. Het is de enige soort uit de monotypische onderfamilie zwarte kikkers (Melanobatrachinae). De kikker komt voor in Azië en leeft endemisch in zuidelijk India.[3] De soort is aangetroffen in vochtige bergbossen op een hoogte van 1000 tot 1500 meter boven zeeniveau. Het is een bodembewoner die leeft tussen de bladeren en de rotsen. Referenties ↑ Grzimek, Bernhard, Het leven der dieren deel V: Vissen (II) en amfibieën, Kindler Verlag AG, 1971, Pagina 496, 497. ISBN 90 274 8625 5. ↑ Darrel R. Frost - Amphibian Species of the World: an online reference - Version 6.0 - American Museum of Natural History, Melanobatrachus indicus. ↑ Amphibia Web, Melanobatrachus indicus. Bronnen (en) - Darrel R. Frost - Amphibian Species of the World: an online reference - Version 6.0 - American Museum of Natural History - Melanobatrachus indicus - Website Geconsulteerd 14 februari 2017 (en) - University of California - AmphibiaWeb - Melanobatrachus indicus - Website
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Melanobatrachus is a genus of narrow-mouthed frogs in the family Microhylidae. It is the only remaining genus in the monotypic subfamily Melanobatrachinae. It contains a single species, Melanobatrachus indicus, also known as the Indian black microhylid frog and Malabar black narrow-mouthed frog. It is endemic to wet evergreen forests of southern Western Ghats in Kerala and Tamil Nadu states of India. It has been recorded from Anaimalai, Munnar, Palni hills, Periyar Tiger Reserve and Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
Melanobatrachus indicus is a rare species that was only rediscovered in 1997. It lives amongst leaf-litter, rocks and other ground cover of moist evergreen tropical forests.
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Amphibian subfamiliesCite IUCN without doiEDGE speciesEndemic amphibians of IndiaEndemic fauna of the Western GhatsFrogs of IndiaIUCN Red List vulnerable speciesMicrohylidaeMonotypic amphibian generaTaxa named by Gladwyn Kingsley NobleTaxa named by Richard Henry BeddomeTaxonbars with multiple manual Wikidata items