Forest night frog

The forest night frog (Nyctibatrachus sylvaticus) is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae endemic to India. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.

Forest night frog
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Nyctibatrachidae
Genus:	Nyctibatrachus
Species:	N. sylvaticus
Binomial name
Nyctibatrachus sylvaticus Rao, 1937

Taxonomy

This species was discovered by C. R. Narayan Rao in 1937, and was thought to have gone extinct after remaining unsighted for 74 years. Its rediscovery in 2011 coincided with the discovery of Nyctibatrachus poocha and others of the genus Nyctibatrachus by herpetologist Sathyabhama Das Biju.^[2][3]