Nyctibatrachus gavi
{{Short description|Species of frog}}
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| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Nyctibatrachus
| species = gavi
| authority = Biju, Van Bocxlaer, Mahony, Dinesh, Radhakrishnan, Zachariah, Giri, and Bossuyt, 2011
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Nyctibatrachus gavi is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae known from Gavi, Moozhiyar, and Pathanamthitta in the Indian state of Kerala. It is commonly known as the Gavi night frog.{{Cite web|author=Darrel Frost |title=Nyctibatrachus gavi Biju, Van Bocxlaer, Mahony, Dinesh, Radhakrishnan, Zachariah, Giri, and Bossuyt, 2011
|url=https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Nyctibatrachidae/Nyctibatrachinae/Nyctibatrachus/Nyctibatrachus-gavi |journal=American Museum of Natural History}}
Description
Males of the species have grow to length from {{cvt|49.5|to|57.5|mm}}, while females are somewhat larger: attaining lengths from {{cvt|58.2|to|60.1|mm}}. The Gavi night frog generally has a robust body with a wide head, and oval snout. In terms of coloration, individuals of N. gavi are light brown, dorsally, with dark stripes between the eyes. Their skin is also wrinkled on the top of the head especially near the snout and between the orbits.{{cite web|url=https://amphibiaweb.org/species/7712|title=Nyctibatrachus gavi Biju, Van Bocxlaer, Mahony, Dinesh, Radhakrishnan, Zachariah, Giri & Bossuyt, 2011 {{!}} Gavi Night Frog|website=AmphibiaWeb}} The legs are also light brown in colour with darker, blackish bands. Ventrally, the throat is light brown and the underside of the thigh is light grey with dark marbling. Other parts of the limbs (plus the webbing) are dark in colour.
Distribution
Nyctibatrachus gavi is found around the towns of Gavi and Moozhiyar, both of which are in the Indian state of Kerala on the southwest coast of the Indian subcontinent. It has been observed at an elevation of about {{convert|1000|m|-1}}.
Etymology
This species was name after the location Gavi, where it was first found and described.{{Cite journal |last=Biju |first=S. D. |last2=Bocxlaer |first2=Ines Van |last3=Mahony |first3=Stephen |last4=Dinesh |first4=K. P. |last5=Radhakrishnan |first5=C. |last6=Zachariah |first6=Anil |last7=Giri |first7=Varad |last8=Bossuyt |first8=Franky |date=2011-09-15 |title=A taxonomic review of the Night Frog genus Nyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882 in the Western Ghats, India (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae) with description of twelve new species |url=https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3029.1.1 |journal=Zootaxa |volume=3029 |issue=1 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.3029.1.1 |issn=1175-5334}}