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Micrixalus thampii Pillai, 1981:153

Silent Valley torrent frog, Silent Valley dancing frog, Silent Valley tropical frog

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Rediscovered

IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient

 

Distribution

Silent Valley, Palakkad district, Kerala state, India

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

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References

Original scientific description:

Pillai. (1981). Two new species of Amphibia from Silent Valley, S. India. Bulletin of the Zoological Survey of India 3: 153-158.

 

Other references:

Biju, S. D. (2001). A synopsis to the frog fauna of the Western Ghats, India. Occasional Publication 1. ISCB: 1-24.

S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, Robert Inger, M.S. Ravichandran. (2004). Micrixalus thampii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T58387A11765091. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58387A11765091.en . Downloaded on 12 October 2015.

Biju, S. D. et al. (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): 1-87.

Dutta, S.K. 1997. Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka. Odyssey Publishing House, Bhubaneswar.

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