Minervarya sauriceps (lizard-headed frog or Mysore wart frog) is a species of frog that is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. It is only known from its type locality, Wattekole in Kodagu district, Karnataka state.[2]
Minervarya sauriceps | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dicroglossidae |
Genus: | Minervarya |
Species: | M. sauriceps
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Binomial name | |
Minervarya sauriceps (Rao, 1937)
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Synonyms | |
Rana sauriceps Rao, 1937 |
References
edit- ^ Biju, S.D.; Ravichandran, M.S.; Addoor, S. & Inger, R. (2004). "Zakerana sauriceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Zakerana sauriceps (Rao, 1937)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 February 2014.