I had written a story about Biju’s night frog discovery. I still have some of the photographs, so here goes
| Spinular Night Frog Nyctibatrachus acanthodermis | The species name is derived from two Greek words – ‘acanthos’, meaning spine or thorn, and ‘dermis’ meaning skin – referring to the spiny skin of this species. |
| Daniel’s Night Frog Nyctibatrachus danieli | This species is named after J.C. Daniel of the BNHS, in great appreciation of his contribution to Indian wildlife research. |
| Deven’s Night Frog Nyctibatrachus deveni | The species is named after Deven Brian Sheth, a young nature lover in honour of his parents Mr Brian Niranjan Sheth (of Indian origin) and Mrs Adria Marie Sheth, for their contribution to global conservation of Indian amphibians. |
| Gavi Night Frog Nyctibatrachus gavi | The species is named after Gavi, where the specimen was collected. |
| Wayanad Night Frog Nyctibatrachus grandis | The species epithet grandis (Latin word) is an adjective meaning large, referring to the largest adult size reported in Nyctibatrachus. |
| Indraneils Night Frog Nyctibatrachus indraneili | This species is named after Indraneil Das, to honour his contribution to herpetological research in south and south-east Asia. |
| Jog’s Night Frog Nyctibatrachus jog | The species is named after Jog Falls, where the type series was collected. |
| Periyari Night Frog Nyctibatrachus periyar | The species is named after Periyar Tiger Reserve, where the type series was collected. |
| Pillai’s Night Frog Nyctibatrachus pillaii | This species is named after R.S. Pillai of the ZSI, in appreciation for his contribution to Indian amphibian systematics. |
| Meowing Night Frog Nyctibatrachus poocha | The species epithet poocha (Malayalam word, the major language of Kerala state) means domestic cat, referring to the advertisement call which is reminiscent of the call of a cat. |
| Shiradi Night Frog Nyctibatrachus shiradi | The species name shiradi is derived from Shiradi Ghat |
| VUB Night Frog Nyctibatrachus vrijeuni | The species is named after the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, where S.D. Biju, Ines Van Bocxlaer and Franky Bossuyt completed their PhDs. |
