[2] The epithet or specific name, beddomii, honors Colonel Richard Henry Beddome (1830–1911), British naturalist and military officer.

[3] Within its genus, it is part of a clade (group formed by all of a common ancestor's descendants) that includes N. manalari, N. robinmoorei, N. anamallaiensis, N. sabarimalai, and N. pulivijayani.

[4] N. beddomii N. manalari N. robinmoorei N. anamallaiensis N. sabarimalai N. pulivijayani Adult can length up from 13–18 mm (0.51–0.71 in).

[1][2] Nyctibatrachus beddomii are semi-terrestrial frogs found in the leaf-litter but also under rocks and logs in evergreen and semi-evergreen moist and deciduous forests.

[citation needed] It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and clearing for agriculture.