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About the Purple frog
The Purple frog is a amphibian in the family Nasikabatrachidae (order Anura). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “near threatened”.
What does the Purple frog sound like?
Frog and toad calls are produced by males, who inflate a vocal sac to amplify the sound. Choruses are loudest on warm, humid nights in the breeding season, and each species' call has its own pitch, rhythm and pulse rate.
From Wikipedia
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.
Frequently asked questions
What does a Purple frog sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Purple frog on this page. Frog and toad calls are produced by males, who inflate a vocal sac to amplify the sound.
Is the Purple frog endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Purple frog as “near threatened”.
What family does the Purple frog belong to?
The Purple frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis) belongs to the family Nasikabatrachidae in the order Anura.
Sources & credits
- Vocal-Behavior-of-the-Elusive-Purple-Frog-of-India-(Nasikabatrachus-sahyadrensis)-a-Fosso… by Thomas A, Suyesh R, Biju S, Bee M – CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q311152 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Purple frog – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Original uploader was Karthickbala at ta.wikipedia – CC BY-SA 3.0