Purple frog: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the purple frog lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Nasikabatrachidae

Where does the purple frog live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the purple frog in 1 country or territory across Asia.

India

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the purple frog endangered?

The purple frog’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the purple frog?

The purple frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Nasikabatrachidae, genus Nasikabatrachus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the purple frog

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Purple frog (revision 1378931980), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q311152 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).