Bombay night frog

(Nyctibatrachus humayuni)

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Description

N.humayuni is a plump frog with prominent,forward-facing eyes with vertically slit pupils,a wide head,and rounded snout.The fore limbs are short and plump,and the flattened fingers have large discs on the tips.The hind limbs are rather longer,the toe pads are also disc-shaped,and the toes are fully webbed.It grows to a length of about 48 mm (1.9 in),the back is a mottled dark grey or brown,the belly is paler grey,and the limbs sometimes have dark bands.The male has orange glands on his thighs and has no vocal sac.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Nyctibatrachidae
Genus:Nyctibatrachus
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