Micrixalus kottigeharensis

Appearance

Male Micrixalus kottigeharensis grow to a snout–vent length of 22–24 mm (0.87–0.94 in) and females to 28–33 mm (1.1–1.3 in).

Females have been observed excavating egg-laying cavities using their hind limbs, with recorded cavity depths of approximately 32 mm.

Range and habitat

The preferred habitat of Micrixalus kottigeharensis are fast-flowing streams in primary and secondary forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The species is most often found in shaded, structurally complex stream habitats and is particularly associated with emergent rocks, riffles and braided sections Endemic to the central Western Ghats of India.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

Micrixalus kottigeharensis (called Kottigehar dancing frog, Kottigehar bubble-nest frog or Kottigehar torrent frog) is a frog in the family Micrixalidae.

In crisis

It is one of the "Top 100 Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) Amphibians".

Chytrid fungus, collection, and wet-forest loss are the usual pressures on frogs with a high threat category.

Micrixalus kottigeharensis is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Micrixalus kottigeharensis, Wikidata item Q2244695. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.