Nyctibatrachus minimus
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Nyctibatrachus minimus is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is the smallest known frog in India and was recently discovered from Kurichiyarmala in the Western Ghat or Wayanad, Kerala. Its most distinctive feature is the small adult snout-vent length, averaging only 12.3 mm in adult males (N = 15). Miniaturization in Nyctibatrachus sp. seems to be associated with absence of webbing on toes and fingers, which may have resulted from evolutionary specialization to life in terrestrial habitats.
