Melanobatrachus indicus

Melanobatrachus indicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Batrachomorpha
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Superordo: Batrachia
Cladus: Salientia
Ordo: Anura

Familia: Microhylidae
Subfamilia: Melanobatrachinae
Genus: Melanobatrachus
Species:

Name

Melanobatrachus indicus Beddome, 1878: 722

  • Syntypes: ZSI 10969, BMNH 78.9.3.1.
  • Type locality: “Anamallays and the Ghats range to the south of those mountains, ... in moist evergreen forests of 4000 feet elevation”, India.

References

Primary references

  • IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2022. IUCN: Melanobatrachus indicus  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T13032A166095464. Accessed on 15 July 2025.

Vernacular names

  • English: Malabar Black Narrow-mouthed Frog