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Micrixalus nelliyampathi Biju, Garg, Gururaja, Shouche & Walujkar, 2014

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Micrixalus nelliyampathi, a dancing frog from India.

Micrixalus nelliyampathi, a dancing frog from India.

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Open encyclopedia reference

Micrixalus nelliyampathi is a newly described species of frog in the family Micrixalidae.

It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and rivers.

Wikipedia contributors, Micrixalus nelliyampathi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:09:24.767985+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Micrixalus nelliyampathi Biju, Garg, Gururaja, Shouche & Walujkar, 2014
Name authority
Biju, Garg, Gururaja, Shouche & Walujkar, 2014
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Micrixalidae
Genus
Micrixalus
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAmphibia
  9. orderAnura
  10. familyMicrixalidae Dubois, Ohler & Biju, 2001
  11. genusMicrixalus Boulenger, 1888
  12. speciesMicrixalus nelliyampathi Biju, Garg, Gururaja, Shouche & Walujkar, 2014

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Micrixalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Micrixalus elegans (Rao, 1937)MicrixalidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Micrixalus frigidus Biju, Garg, Gururaja, Shouche & Walujkar, 2014MicrixalidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Micrixalus kodayari Biju, Garg, Gururaja, Shouche & Walujkar, 2014MicrixalidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Micrixalus mallani Biju, Garg, Gururaja, Shouche & Walujkar, 2014MicrixalidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Micrixalus nigraventris Biju, Garg, Gururaja, Shouche & Walujkar, 2014MicrixalidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Micrixalus niluvasei Biju, Garg, Gururaja, Shouche & Walujkar, 2014MicrixalidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Micrixalus phyllophilus (Jerdon, 1853)MicrixalidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Micrixalus silvaticus (Boulenger, 1882)MicrixalidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Micrixalus spelunca Biju, Garg, Gururaja, Shouche & Walujkar, 2014MicrixalidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Micrixalus uttaraghati Biju, Garg, Gururaja, Shouche & Walujkar, 2014MicrixalidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Micrixalus adonis Biju, Garg, Gururaja, Shouche & Walujkar, 2014MicrixalidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Micrixalus candidus Biju, Garg, Gururaja, Shouche & Walujkar, 2014MicrixalidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 21 records assigned to Micrixalidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1100300 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:42RH2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.