Melanobatrachus

Melanobatrachus is a genus of narrow-mouthed frogs in the family Microhylidae. It is the only remaining genus in the monotypic subfamily Melanobatrachinae. It contains a single species, Melanobatrachus indicus, also known as the Indian black microhylid frog and Malabar black narrow-mouthed frog. It is endemic to wet evergreen forests of southern Western Ghats in Kerala and Tamil Nadu states of India. It has been recorded from Anaimalai, Munnar, Palni hills, Periyar Tiger Reserve and Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve 
"Melanobatrachus indicus" is a rare species that was only rediscovered in 1997. It lives amongst leaf-litter, rocks and other ground cover of moist evergreen tropical forests.
The subfamily Melanobatrachinae included two African genera, "Hoplophryne" and "Parhoplophryne" , in the past but they are now placed in the subfamily Hoplophryninae.
"Melanobatrachus indicus" is an Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) species. It is classified as "Endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.