Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis🐸

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SpeciesAnuraNasikabatrachidae
Amphibians

🐸Purple Frog

Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis Biju & Bossuyt, 2003

The purple frog, also known commonly as the Indian purple frog, the Mahabali frog, and the pignose frog, is a frog species in the family Nasikabatrachidae. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats in India. Although the adult frog was formally described in October 2003, the juvenile form of the species had been described earlier in 1917.

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Conservation status
NTNear threatened

IUCN Red List assessment, 2022.

Population trendDecreasing
Key measurements
Body mass
not recorded
Body length
0.09 m
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
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Body length
0.09 m
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Diet
arthropods
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Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis (pt), Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis (pl), Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis (fr), צפרדע סגולה (he), Пурпурная лягушка (ru), Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis (es) … and 17 more languages
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