Micrixalus kodayari

Micrixalus kodayari, also known as the kodayar dancing frog,[1] is a species of frogs in the Micrixalidae family.[2] It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India.

Micrixalus kodayari
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Micrixalidae
Genus: Micrixalus
Species:
M. kodayari
Binomial name
Micrixalus kodayari
Biju et al., 2014

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

References

  1. http://eol.org/pages/42636456/names/common_names
  2. Biju, S. D.; Sonali Garg; K. V. Gururaja; Yogesh Shouche; Sandeep A. Walujkar (May 2014). "DNA barcoding reveals unprecedented diversity in Dancing Frogs of India (Micrixalidae, Micrixalus): a taxonomic revision with description of 14 new species". Ceylon Journal of Science (Bio. Sci.). 43 (1): 37. doi:10.4038/cjsbs.v43i1.6850.


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