Minervarya pierrei (Pierre's wart frog, Pierre's cricket frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Nepal, adjacent India, and eastern Bangladesh. It has recently been reported also from Bhutan.[2][3] It is a common species associated with paddy fields.[1]
Minervarya pierrei | |
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Minervarya pierrei from Dagana District, Bhutan | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dicroglossidae |
Genus: | Minervarya |
Species: | M. pierrei
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Binomial name | |
Minervarya pierrei (Dubois, 1975)
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Synonyms | |
Rana pierrei Dubois, 1975 |
References
edit- ^ a b Shrestha, T.K. & Ohler, A. (2016). "Fejervarya pierrei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T58285A91237012. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T58285A91237012.en.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Zakerana pierrei (Dubois, 1975)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ Wangyal, J. T. (2013). "New records of reptiles and amphibians from Bhutan". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 5 (13): 4774–4783. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o3539.4774-83.