Purple Frog
Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis
Local name: Ubha Beduk / बैंगनी मेंढक
lightbulbSurfaces for only a few days a year with the first monsoon rains.
Identification
The Purple Frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis) is part of the WRK FO field reference used for incident intake and ground reports. Local names include Ubha Beduk / बैंगनी मेंढक.
Habitat. Underground in laterite of the southern Western Ghats; surfaces only to breed
Diet. Termites underground
Field notes. A living-fossil endemic. Almost the entire life is fossorial. Road-hits during the short breeding emergence. Listed under the Wildlife (Protection) Act as Schedule IV.
Habitat
Underground in laterite of the southern Western Ghats; surfaces only to breed
Diet
Termites underground
Behavior
A living-fossil endemic. Almost the entire life is fossorial. Road-hits during the short breeding emergence.
