Elegant Bubble-nest Frog
Micrixalus elegans
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Amphibians
Micrixalus elegans also known as "Elegant Dancing Frog" is a species of frog in the family Micrixalidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India, and occurs between the Palakkad Gap and Goa Gap in the states of Kerala and Karnataka. Micrixalus elegans is one of the Micrixalus species showing "foot-flagging" behaviour, hence the common name elegant dancing frog was proposed. Other common names are elegant torrent frog and elegant bush frog.
Classification
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Micrixalidae
- Genus
- Micrixalus