Nyctibatrachus hussaini Krishnamurthy, Reddy & Gururaja, 2001[3] The giant wrinkled frog (Nyctibatrachus karnatakaensis, arguably a junior synonym of N. hussaini)[4] is a species of frogs in the family Nyctibatrachidae endemic to the Western Ghats of India in the Kudremukh region.

[3] In 2001, Biju questioned the validity of this species due to lack of type specimens in the museum.

[5] In 2007, some of the same authors suggested the alternative name of Nyctibatrachus karnatakaensis,[2] stating that Nyctibatrachus hussaini was invalid due to the lack of a traceable holotype, though two of the authors claiming this were responsible for the original description.

[4] A holotype (more correctly a neotype) was designated and vouchered at the Zoological Survey of India in Kozhikode with the alternate name.

This became the subject of considerable controversy, as problems were noted in peer-review practices and adherence to the ICZN code.