Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi Krutha, Dahanukar & Molur, 2017
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi, also known as Mewa Singh's night frog or the Peruvannamuzhi wrinkled frog, is a species of frog in the robust frog family Nyctibatrachidae. It was described in 2017 by the herpetologist Keerthi Krutha and her colleagues. A small frog, it has an adult snout–vent length of 21.4–23 mm (0.84–0.91 in). It is mainly light greyish-brown above and off-white below, with a triangular light brown patch on the snout, light brown limbs with off-white undersides, and dark grey fingers and toes. It has scattered greyish-brown spots on the throat and the underside of the limbs. When preserved in ethanol, it has a more faded colour.
The species is endemic to the Western Ghats of India, where it is known only from the Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala, where the specimens used to describe the species were originally collected. It is known from streams with plant cover at elevations of around 38 m (125 ft). It has not yet been assessed by the IUCN.
Wikipedia contributors, Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:22:35.598373+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi Krutha, Dahanukar & Molur, 2017
- Name authority
- Krutha, Dahanukar & Molur, 2017
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Nyctibatrachidae
- Genus
- Nyctibatrachus
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyNyctibatrachidae Blommers-Schlösser, 1993
- subfamilyNyctibatrachinae Blommers-Schlösser, 1993
- genusNyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882
- speciesNyctibatrachus mewasinghi Krutha, Dahanukar & Molur, 2017
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Nyctibatrachus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1103955 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:6SCQF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.