Purple frog
| Purple frog | |
|---|---|
| Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis | |
| Calls of Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Nasikabatrachidae |
| Genus: | Nasikabatrachus |
| Species: | N. sahyadrensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis | |
| Distribution range of Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis (in ORANGE) | |
The purple frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis), 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.