Kempholey night frog
{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
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| image = Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis frog.JPG
| status = DD
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis
| authority = (Rao, 1937)
| synonyms = * Nannobatrachus kempholeyensis Rao, 1937
}}
The Kempholey night frog (Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis) is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Nyctibatrachidae/Nyctibatrachus/Nyctibatrachus-kempholeyensis |title=Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis (Rao, 1937) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=31 May 2014}}
Geographical range
It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India, where it is found between Karnataka and Kerala.
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.{{cite web|author=The Associated Press|author-link=The Associated Press|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=140556098 |title=Scientists Discover 12 New Frog Species In India |publisher=NPR |date=2011-09-17 |access-date=2011-09-18}}{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/12-night-frog-varieties-found-in-the-Western-Ghats/articleshow/10014512.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927050831/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-17/flora-fauna/30168721_1_frog-species-s-d-biju-new-amphibian-species |url-status=live |archive-date=2012-09-27 |title=12 night frog varieties found in the Western Ghats |date=2011-09-17 |work=The Times of India |access-date=2011-09-18}}
References
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Category:Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats
Category:Amphibians described in 1937
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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