Miniature Night Frog

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Nyctibatrachus minimus | Kabbinakad hills, Kodagu, Karnataka

Scarcely bigger than a fingernail in size, this is the smallest frog in India. It is immensely difficult to spot this frog in its preferred habitat of stream-side leaf litter, even after pinpointing the location from its calls. This species is recorded only from Wayanad (Kerala) and adjoining areas in Kodagu (Karnataka). This image was made near a stream in a patch of shola forest in Kabbinakad.

Canon 500D, Canon 100mm Macro USM
SS 1/125
Av 14
ISO 400
Built-in flash
Almost full frame at 1:1 (Tiny crop from the top to remove a highlight at the edge)

I had posted the call earlier- http://www.indiawilds.com/forums/showthread.php?14634-Miniature-Night-Frog

Thanks, C&C welcome.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Wow its just the size of a finger nail, amazing :ohmy:. Liked the details in the eye. You could photograph so many different varieties of frogs in this trip, its great. Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Interesting eyes. Great to know that this is a tiny frog. What leaf is that? I am enjoying all the frog images and sounds that you are sharing. Feel enriched. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi