{"id":363157,"date":"2026-05-19T14:18:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T08:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=363157"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:18:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T08:48:50","slug":"kali-river-and-nyctibatrachus-kali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/kali-river-and-nyctibatrachus-kali\/","title":{"rendered":"Kali River and Nyctibatrachus Kali"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> A new night frog species, Nyctibatrachus kali, has been identified in the Kali river basin of Karnataka\u2019s central Western Ghats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Kali River<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_363159\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-363159\" style=\"width: 230px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-363159 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/605125_1_En_73_Fig1_HTML.png?resize=230%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kali River \" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/605125_1_En_73_Fig1_HTML.png?resize=230%2C300&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/605125_1_En_73_Fig1_HTML.png?w=685&amp;ssl=1 685w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-363159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Springer Nature<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: River Kali is located in <strong>Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>In the old texts, it is also called &#8220;<strong>Kalindi<\/strong>&#8221; or &#8220;<strong>Kali Nadhi.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Named after<\/strong>: It is named \u201cKali\u201d for its colour attributed to the manganese-rich river bed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin<\/strong>: It <strong>originates<\/strong> near the <strong>village of Kushavali of Joida Taluka in the Western Ghats.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The river flows <strong>through Uttara or North Karnataka<\/strong> for about <strong>184 km<\/strong> before <strong>falling into the Arabian Sea.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tributaries<\/strong>: Its tributaries are <strong>Pandri, Kali, Tattihala, Vaki, Kaneri, Thananala, Karihol\u00e9,<\/strong> etc<\/li>\n<li><strong>Catchment<\/strong> <strong>area:<\/strong> It has a catchment area of <strong>5085.9 sq.km<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Associated<\/strong> <strong>dams<\/strong>: Dams such as <strong>Supa Dam, Bommanalli, Kodasalli, and Kadra<\/strong>, generate hydroelectricity for Karnataka.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sports<\/strong> <strong>activities<\/strong>: The town of <strong>Dandeli<\/strong>, situated on the Kali River&#8217;s banks is <strong>Karnataka&#8217;s adventure tourism capital.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Nyctibatrachus Kali<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_363161\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-363161\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-363161 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/123081-scaled-e1778828351969-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nyctibatrachus kali\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/123081-scaled-e1778828351969.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/123081-scaled-e1778828351969.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/123081-scaled-e1778828351969.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/123081-scaled-e1778828351969.jpg?resize=1536%2C1023&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/123081-scaled-e1778828351969.jpg?resize=2048%2C1364&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/123081-scaled-e1778828351969.jpg?resize=1568%2C1044&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/123081-scaled-e1778828351969.jpg?w=2250&amp;ssl=1 2250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-363161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Mongabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>A <strong>night frog species<\/strong> named <strong>Nyctibatrachus kali<\/strong> has been discovered in the <strong>Kali river basin of Karnataka\u2019s central Western Ghats<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The species is commonly known as the <strong>Kali night frog<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Frogs of the <strong>genus Nyctibatrachus<\/strong> are <strong>endemic<\/strong> to the <strong>Western Ghats<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Note<\/strong>: Around 70<strong>% of Nyctibatrachus species<\/strong> have highly <strong>restricted distributions. <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Kali night frog<\/strong> is a <strong>cryptic species<\/strong>, meaning it <strong>closely resembles other frog species externally<\/strong>, but is <strong>genetically distinct<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: A new night frog species, Nyctibatrachus kali, has been identified in the Kali river basin of Karnataka\u2019s central Western Ghats. About Kali River Location: River Kali is located in Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka. In the old texts, it is also called &#8220;Kalindi&#8221; or &#8220;Kali Nadhi. 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