Purple frog
Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis
Near threatenedPhoto: Original uploader was Karthickbala at ta.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Amphibianinsectivore
The purple frog is a unique amphibian found only in the Western Ghats of India. With its unusual pignose appearance, it spends most of its life underground, emerging only briefly during the monsoon season.
- The purple frog was scientifically described in 2003.
- Its juvenile form was first noted in 1917.
- It belongs to the family Nasikabatrachidae.
RainforestAsia
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- Classification
- Amphibian
- Scientific name
- Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis
- Habitat
- Rainforest
- Regions in this directory
- Asia
- Diet
- insectivore
- Relative size
- medium
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened (NT)
