Micrixalus sali, commonly known as Sali's Dancing Frog, is a species of frogs in the family Micrixalidae.[1][2] It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. The preferred habitats of M. sali are damp leaf litter, exposed streambeds, and brooks in moist evergreen forests.[2]
| Micrixalus sali | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Micrixalidae |
| Genus: | Micrixalus |
| Species: | M. sali
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| Micrixalus sali Biju et al., 2014
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The species is named after famous wild life photographer Sali Palode, who documented the pygmy elephant Kallana in Kerala, India, as a token of appreciation for his support of field studies in the Western Ghats area.[2]
References
edit- ^ Biju, S. D.; Sonali Garg; K. V. Gururaja; Yogesh Shouche; Sandeep A. Walujkar (May 2014). "DNA barcoding reveals unprecedented diversity in Dancing Frogs of India (Micrixalidae, Micrixalus): a taxonomic revision with description of 14 new species". Ceylon Journal of Science (Bio. Sci.). 43 (1): 37. doi:10.4038/cjsbs.v43i1.6850.
- ^ a b c Biju, S.D.; Garg, Sonali; Gururaja, K.V.; Shouche, Yogesh; Walujkar, Sandeep A. (2014). "DNA barcoding reveals unprecedented diversity in Dancing Frogs of India (Micrixalidae, Micrixalus) a taxonomic revision with description of 14 new species" (PDF). Ceylon Journal of Science (Bio. Sci.). 1 (43): 1–75.
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