''Micrixalus kottigeharensis'' (commonly known as Kottigehar dancing frog or Kottigehar torrent frog) is a species of
frog in the family
Micrixalidae. It is
endemic to the
Western Ghats in
Karnataka,
India.
It is one of the "Top 100
Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) Amphibians".
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
means "from
Kottigehara".
Taxonomy
Until 2014, both ''Micrixalus narainensis'' and ''Micrixalus swamianus'' were considered separate species, but have since been classified as junior
synonym
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are all ...
s of ''M. kottigeharensis'' based on
phylogenetic analyses.
Description
Male ''Micrixalus kottigeharensis'' grow to a snout–vent length of and females to .
Habitat
The preferred habitat of ''Micrixalus kottigeharensis'' are fast-flowing streams in primary and secondary forests.
It is threatened by
habitat loss.
References
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Kottigeharensis
Frogs of India
Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats
EDGE species
Taxa named by C. R. Narayan Rao
Amphibians described in 1937
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot